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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
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Comments (32)
lyron
Very cool shot!!
MagikUnicorn
Fun Familly Day ;-)
bmac62
Great shot of something I haven't done for years. Looking forward to doing some more with grandsons when they get a little older.
Cosme..D..Churruca
great capture!
emmecielle
Fantastic photo! :)
DukeNukem2005
This photo very much has liked to me. Five stars!
renecyberdoc
very cool shot.
carlx
Superb shot!!!
Dreamingbee
yes - an wonderful family day we see here.. great shot
shadownet
Looks like fun!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
durleybeachbum
I'd like a go at that!
flora-crassella
nice scene!!!!
Faemike55
Wonderful photo! nice to see them being safe
costapanos
Wonderful capture!
GBCalls
Great shot! How thin the canoe sides appear. Well captured family fun
SheriffOrr
Great shot !
DennisReed
SUperb Family outing capture!
junge1
A note to this upload. I got my first job as a dish washer (3rd cook) in a summer camp in Northern Ontario (Camp Wabi- Kon, Lake Timagami)because the previous kitchen boy (dish washer) had capsized in a canoe and drowned. I had to take a test to proof that I could handle a canoe. Flip the canoe and right it again and climb in, all while in the water. I have some fond memories taken a canoe out between washing dishes. By myself, a loon scared the hell out of me once, and I got caught several times by winds. Its not easy maintaining direction if one is by oneself. The front of the canoe rides high and catches the wind easily, but no safety jackets. This was in the summer of 1960.Fresh from Germany I pretended I was in Indian country. In that country it was the only way to travel! Sig...
flavia49
fantastic shot and story!! It was because of Karl May, I suppose.
NoelCan
Interesting story..
MrsLubner
I ran white water in a small one once. You sure have to know how to balance but they are great for cutting the water. Fun shot!
Minda
very beautiful photo and very nice scene of family outing...Great shot sig!!
auntietk
There's just something about this image ... it's still one of my favorites from that day! It's been years since I was in a canoe, and it's something I always enjoyed. Thanks for posting this! (Now you won't have to listen to me keep saying, "You're going to post that canoe picture, aren't you?") LOL! It looks even better on my monitor than it did on your camera display!
PIERRE25
Jolie photo!
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
flaviok
Magnifica foto, uma aventura e tanto, excelente meu amigo, aplausos (5)
debbielove
A Cool shot, quite literally!!!! Looks great fun and looks like the holiday was indeed, a blast, mate! rob.
lucindawind
a wonderful capture !
bebert
rafraichissante image.