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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,
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Comments (42)
jayfar
A great pic and a wonderful piece of history.
ArtistKimberly
Wonderful work,
daggerwilldo
Outstanding find. I wonder if tribal members are nomadic moving from one structure to another. On a mesa top in New Mexico we climbed to a mesa top, There were 1000's of shattered poetry pieces. We also found a trash pit which contained interesting artifacts, We should be going back in a few weeks to look deeper;
Dreamingbee
wow Sig - this is history .. great shot!! have a good week
crunch01
wow your work is cool my friend to be able to go to all these great places!!! fantastic shot!
bazza
Super capture of this hogan, it is different to the last one you posted.. Maybe a bear rubbed against this one and put it out of use!!
BB9
Wonderful!!!
Feliciti
beautiful hystory info and like the sky too !!
nefertiabet
Interessante Info immer, Danke!!! Tolles Foto!!!
dakotabluemoon
Excellent capture of this hut very cool stuff.
mickeyrony
Hummm.. Some place like that To remember Indians style .Nice to you to share ((5++))
debbielove
Fascinating!!! Great write up Sig.. Facts I never knew about, excellent photo to go with it.. Well posted.. Rob
Richardphotos
the day I arrived in Farmington to work in Shiprock, several Navajo teens had came into Farmington drunk and was breaking store windows stealing things. the man that met me at the airport told me that all the police would do would be to take them to tribal officials. very interesting subject Sig and superb capture
Faemike55
Fantastic capture Sig The one thing that's consistant with all hogans is the door faces east
flaviok
Fascinante imagem e texto meu amigo, excelente, aplausos (5)
UteBigSmile
Very nice looking capture, I just love such kind of pictures!
junge1
Yes Mike (Faemike55). The door of a hogan always faces East, no matter what type of hogan, to allow the rising sun to shine in.
junge1
Richard (Richardphotos) what you desribed hasn't changed. The thing we noticed when driving through Shiprock, and we did drive through Shiprock twice daily, as long as we stayed in Farmington and worked in the northeast part of the reservation in Arizona, was dead dogs on the road. Every day there was at least one dog laying in the road that had been hit by a car.
Jean_C
Excellent capture, and very interesting infos!
Leije
Excellent shot with the light and clouds, and interesting infos on this!
dbrv6
Great capture especialy against that sky!
Isabelle711
My friend this is a most wonderful find. :))))) I really enjoyed reading the history. :))))))))) You had a most beautiful day that day. :))))) Then beauty of the sky is sweet. :))))))) Most excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))))
bobrgallegos
Wonderful capture of History Sig!! Great light and detail!
kgb224
Wonderful find and capture my friend. God Bless.
virginiese Online Now!
I was in Farmington and it is always a pleasure to see a picture from the Navajo reservation or Nex Mexico. It recalls me good memories :-)
moochagoo
We have seen something like that in september, in NM.
kbrog
Excellent capture and wonderful info! :)
renecyberdoc
fascinating shot and info bit.
drifterlee
Really interesting shot. I read several fiction books about the Navaho Indians. Forgot the author.
auntietk
I've never been in that area, and have never seen a hogan before. This looks much like I had pictured what was described to me. Perfect time of day for this shot ... beautiful!