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 (23)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
jocko500
look like they going to a party lol. cool shot
Faemike55
love to have a jeep like this when going down the freeway - someone tries a roadrage stunt, a quick burst from the machine gun will stop that RRI in a hurry
junge1
Keep fantasizing lol!
tigertim
Coooooool... excellent photo. That looks like a fun day out... nah.. need a recoiless to deal with traffic not a 30cal paint scratcher.
npauling
An excellent military capture with lovely clarity.
UVDan
What a treat! I love it.
jayfar
Great capture.
whaleman
I'm looking for a Ground-to-Rubber missile system for my Jeep. That would make my drives better! Love this shot!
renecyberdoc
the driver in the front jeep looks like norman schwartzkopf lol,or is it rod steiger ?'hehehehehe
blinkings
Sweet rides......
farmerC
Splendid.
debbielove
Complete with all-sorted hunnies! Nice! This is what we like to see.. Guns n girls.. lol Well taken Sig.. More! Rob
UteBigSmile
Bei sowas würde ich doch auch glatt mitmachen!
lyron
Fantastic capture!!
bobrgallegos
Great shot of these two vintage old jeeps!!
drifterlee
In out little town, we have John Deere tractors in our parade!
sandra46
great capture
Maxidyne
Very cool image Sig! I've always loved the sound of these Jeeps and two pretty nice passengers in the back there :)
flavia49
fantastic photo and series
starship64
Great shot. It looks like they're heading for an important strategy meeting at the officer's club.
carlx
Very cool!!!
danapommet
This photo reminds me of the old TV show - Rat Patrol!