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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 (24)
lyron
Wonderful place. Great image!!
Umbetro38
excellent capture friend
Schaefchen
excellent super work
drifterlee
LOoks warm and wonderful!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend.
lior
A so wonderful place I'd like to be!
bazza
Looks a great place to be, and taxi drivers are the same the world over then, waiting waiting waiting for the arrival of boats, planes and trains lol
DananJaya_Chef
0rest4wicked
Not always easy living in paradise, competition looks fierce on this small Cay. ;~p
annie5
I would like to be there..very nice place! Stunning picture, Sig :)
Faemike55
Wonderful image! looks great
npauling
An excellent capture and what a great taxi to get around the island on.
casmindo
nothing like free enterprise. nice job
Minda
Beautiful place and very nice capture sig..
bimm3d
wonderful place!!
auntietk
When I was doing my research the other day, I wondered if you'd gone over by water taxi or plane, and then I forgot to ask you when we talked about it. It seems to me that a water taxi would be the better choice. I love being on the water for almost any reason, though! (We're thinking about a canoe.) I bet it was a lovely trip over. Thanks for posting these images ... you've got my mind going, as usual!
ysvry
great foto, looks a bit like disney land , but then for real.
farmerC
Shining Shot.
flaviok
Impressionante, magnifica captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
flavia49
fabulous capture!
MagikUnicorn
LOVE IT
Cosme..D..Churruca
excellent capture!
bmac62
Hey, Sig...this could be a nice job for beer money:)
danapommet
Atlantic Bank/ATM, awaiting taxis and the Trends Beachfront Hotel - all right there. Fantastic! Dana