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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..
Comments (46)
kgb224
Ohhhhh this is awesome my friend.A favorite immediately.
duncanoooo
Wow!! Stunning.
NoelCan
Excellent work...!
Rainastorm
Wonderful dedi for Bill...we miss you Bill! :-)
Seaview123
That's a great looking panoramic view! Nice photo.
drifterlee
Beautiful shot and place!
timtripp
a stunning panorama sig!
psyoshida
Spectacular!!!
shadownet
Great panoramic view! Quite breathtaking.
costapanos
Excellent capture! love the low cloud ceiling!
auntietk
Oh my ... what a spectacular view! I'm sure Bill will love this. It's absolutely gorgeous!
Richardphotos
excellent panorama
PhrankPower
An amazing amount to take in with one view!
Minda
excellent panoramic and beautiful view sig!!
Faemike55
Excellent shot, Sig! Great dedication for Bill!
Dreamingbee
stunning panorama - love it
tpx1
great capture!
carlx
Wonderful vista and atmosphere!!!
Darkwish
Nice, very nice pic!
lyron
Fantastic panorama!!
prutzworks
nice pano
debbielove
Mighty fine view and of course, a great Dedi... Sure he will be back soon... Fit and well... Rob.
casmindo
Nice picture of a place with a lot of history! Good job Sig
Str4wB34ry
Not that good with geography - I had to Google map it to know you were. It was well worth the look! The South Pacific Ocean has lots of wonderful looking islands - this one looks fascinating. Wonderful panoramic view. Well done.
virginiese
exquisit panorama ! well done Sig !
emmecielle
Fantastic panorama! :)
Buffalo1
If this doesn't make Bill feeel better, nuthin' will. Superb pano of why we ought to visit Tahiti.
jbmks
This picture is a beautiful panoramic view. I like the way the clouds just tip off the mountains. Beautiful pictures as usual. You really have an eye for this. Hope you are having a great trip;O)
Hendesse
Excellent and very impressive panorama!
farmerC
This is very beautiful.