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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 (26)
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
shadownet
Nice looking collection of crafts!
adorety
Nice family shot. I like the contrast between the vending machines and the wood items. It also appears to be a anti-Pepsi shot LOL!
Faemike55
Great picture! I agree that it just might be construed as an ad for Coke! it is a nice contrast between the hand-made items and the modern machines
NoelCan
Nice picture..
junge1
I didn't mean to pitch for Coke. I normally drink neither, but when on the road and I stop for a burger and ask for Coke. If they don't have Coke I take Pepsi. I can't tell the difference!
bimm3d
Awesome photo!!!!
renecyberdoc
jeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz siggy we had here in spain on the med coast 300 liters in 2 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!a couple weeks ago.
erlandpil
Wonderful capture erland
Dreamingbee
great shot !!!
myrrhluz
Lovely shot! Nice body language and expression. We finally got out of the triple digits in September, got a bit of rain, and have had a few really nice days interspersed with the days in the 90s. Hope your weather gets more reasonable soon.
bazza
Great shot of the contrast of old and new.. well done!!
durleybeachbum
The Amish don't mind rotting their kids teeth, then! Or maybe the vending machines are just for the tourists.
Alex_Antonov
Beautiful work!
flavia49
excellent capture!!
auntietk
What a great contrast shot! Between old and new, subdued colors and bright, community need and that of tourists ... there's so much more in this than appears at first glance. Nicely seen!
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
lucindawind
well this brings back memories .. wonderful !
sandra46
fabulous shot, very interesting!
MagikUnicorn
COKE or PEPSI ? :) Thats the question... ;-) Neat shot
bmac62
Wonder if only Amish birds can live in those birdhouses:) They do quality work.
densa
wonderful shots
dbrv6
We have rain and for the first time it hit freezing this year, will swap some of this for some of that. Fun shot, Pepsi and CocaCola are everywhere.
tennesseecowgirl
A beautiful part of the country, did you get to any of the old diners out that way, we just loved stopping at those.
debbielove
Blimey! That is HOT! I'm a Whisky man myself or a Real Ale guy! ...... The REAL British Beer I'm on about.. But a Coke I'll do on a hot day for sure!.. Nice one... And Cheers for the Spitfire picture.. I'm still mopping up the keyboard.... lol Rob.
Minda
great scene and shot sig!!