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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,
Sig..
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Comments (31)
Richardphotos
what a huge ship. this pov really shows it's size Sig
Faemike55
Wonderful shot! that is one huge ship, though I have been on bigger... of course it wasn't really a cruise ship.... (sorry, had to repost this comment)
jocko500
a big ship . wonderful shot
DennisReed
Sorry evielouise; Now this is a Big Stink Pot!
Dreamingbee
what a big big ship !
bimm3d
gorgeous photo, great POV!!!
NoelCan
Huge ship, excellent POV.
tennesseecowgirl
Sure looks amazing.. HUGS
bmac62
Fantastic...one of these days:)
renecyberdoc
skywalker huh??,si imagine getting drunk and beeing on the deck above you feel like - skywalking-hheheheh.cice shot brother.you do nice trips all the time.keep it up.
tpx1
nice capture
lyron
Beautiful shot!!
beachzz
they are the oddest looking ships, but they get you where you want to go--nice POV!!
gaius
Impressive vessel....I'm sure you you had a great time even though the sun didn't join the party !
Meisiekind
I really do not want to be a party pooper here Sig, but this thing looks top heavy as if it can topple any moment!!!! Stunning ship though!! :)
erlandpil
gorgeous photo, erland
annie5
That's a big ship..I saw Ketchikan when i went to Alaska! Nice place! :)
lucindawind
thats a huge ship .. fantastic capture
MagikUnicorn
Wowwww What a Big Baby ;-)
moochagoo
Quite impressive ship !
frankie96
Not a local fishing boat for sure....these things are huge...
durleybeachbum
Not for me! But i've loved sharing your experience!
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
orig_buggy
I wanna ride!!!
Minda
wow!! excellent capture sig...i feel like i wanna ride there..:)
auntietk
I thought the same as Carin ... it looks like one good wave would roll it over! But what a spectacular place to sit and have a drink. Your pov is wonderful. Nicely done!
debbielove
BIG..... Very big.... Tad too big for me. But I have to admit... extremely impressive to look at! The 'Skywalkers Club' looks well cool for viewing! Rob.
flaviok
Captura magnifica meu amigo, brilhante, aplausos (5)
dbrv6
That looks like a big investment to me.
flavia49
wonderful image!!!