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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 (27)
Faemike55
she is a lovely lady A great candid capture of life
Richardphotos
she is beautiful.superb capture Sid
jocko500
lovely lady . cool shot
bebert
very nice capture :)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
GiMi53
Excellent candid shot ! :~)
bazza
Great capture of this lovely young lady Sig
VEDES
Excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
renecyberdoc
great capture of the momentum.
lyron
Cool image!!
erlandpil
very nice capture erland
whaleman
Almost like selective coloration. Cute girl too!
Lashia
reminds me of a shot I recently uploaded like this at a grad, beautiful candid portrait, love her yellow dress- thanks for sharing! :)
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Hendesse
Very beautiful capture. Here all the young girls have smartphones in her hands.
farmerC
Beautiful shot.
flavia49
outstanding capture
Feliciti
simply but great capture of this moment!!
flora-crassella
a very nice image!
mariogiannecchini
Very lovely capture !
kbrog
Beautiful capture! :)
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful!!
auntietk
I love her brilliant yellow dress with that black sweater. It would make her stand out in a crowd, never mind sitting in peaceful isolation against a beautiful backdrop. You have an unerring eye, my dear. Wonderful photograph!
sandra46
EXCELLENT SHOT
debbielove
It would be so nice if she was not on a mobile phone.... but unlikely! lol Great candid shot though, well caught... Rob
carlx
Beautiful and lovely capture, Sig!!!
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
jclP
cool shot and lovely lady