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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 (36)
Dreamingbee
wonderful shot !!!
MrsLubner
How intimate is seems. Exactly what I would imagine. Fabulous shot.
carlx
Marvellous place!!!
bazza
Lovely capture, Looks a lovely place to be!! well done!!
shadownet
Now that is a nice locale! Would love to be there!
NoelCan
Very pretty..
debbielove
Quiet, Exotic.. Glorious to look at.. A wonderful place to visit I imagine.. Thanks for sharing.. Rob.
lyron
Wonderful place. Great shot!!
dragonmuse
Lovely spot for a vacation :)
timtripp
idyllic!
Faemike55
A very peaceful and serene setting! looks like a great place to relax
renecyberdoc
yeah jimmy cook was there.heheh.nice shot.
beachzz
You travel to the most exotic places; this is beautiful!!
annie5
What a great place..fantastic scene! :)
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
mairekas
Wonderful view and place! Great capture!
flora-crassella
sooooo schön!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flavia49
fabulous picture!!
farmerC
Fantastic Shot.
durleybeachbum
How lovely!
tpx1
nice capture
Alex_Antonov
Beautiful work!
sandra46
wonderful! i'd like to get a vacation over there!
orig_buggy
such beautiful weather your having ..gorgeous!!
duncanoooo
Beautiful! Definitely a place I need to visit.
jocko500
wonderful shot
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot
danapommet
Look at all that green. Must be a bit of a shock after Alaska. Very laid back and peaceful place to relax. Dana
lucindawind
a beautiful inlet !
flaviok
Excelente imagem e captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)