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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 (37)
Faemike55
Great shot, Sig!
bimm3d
wonderful gift and photo!!!!!!
auntietk
Great capture! You always seem to be at the right place at the right time. Nicely done!
bazza
Nice capture!! This is a great pic and a nice dedication too.. well done!!
NoelCan
Great capture..
shadownet
Nice!
renecyberdoc
nice b-day wishes.
prutzworks
tof tof tof tof tof........... cool snapshot, comosition & birthday greeting
casmindo
Nice Birthday wish! Nice picture too!
rockstrider
Great tropical looking capture and a lovely dedi Sig!
flavia49
fantastic capture!!! excellent work! great dedication!!
lucindawind
wonderful shot and birthday greeting
kgb224
Excellent capture.
tennesseecowgirl
A nice dedication~
anitalee
Great shot
MrsLubner
I once was floating around a small bay off the Texas coast and spotted a small island that had chainlink all around it so you couldn't even pull a small boat up to it. Curious, I slid in as close as I could to try to see in past the wild growth, and all of a sudden above me appeared 3 black helicopters that hovered low over me. I got the message. I slowly moved back and the futher back from the island I got, the higher up the copters got. Finally, after I had put plenty of room between me and the fenced island, the choppers disappeared as quickly and quietly as they had appeared. eery feeling. :-)
annie5
Magnific scene Sig..you have a good scanner! :!
Dreamingbee
what a great scene!
carlx
Fantastic image!!!
jocko500
cool shot here
Buffalo1
I'll bet that Huey is still flying! Great shot!
emmecielle
fantastic shot! :)
orig_buggy
excellent!!
sandra46
superfabulous shot
duncanoooo
Looks like tough duty!!
drifterlee
Beautiful scene!!!!!
junge1
It was Duncan!
Alex_Antonov
Very well done!
A_Joker_B
Great shot!
pspworkshop
Fantastic!!!