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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 (23)
jayfar
Very intricate and a great shot.
bebert
very nice shot
Faemike55
Very powerful indeed! Great capture Sig!
kbrog
Excellent capture of these details! :)
farmerC
Exellent done.
flavia49
fantastic detail!!
emmecielle
Splendid details! Excellent capture! :)
UVDan
Beautiful picture of the detail.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Pierrot_Lunaire
Excellent capture!
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful intricate design and color!! Great capture Sig!!
erlandpil
Great capture erland
Minda
excellent capture sig i really like it.
Isabelle711
What a most beautiful meaning these have. :))))) Truely amazing in details my friend. :))))) Most excellent capture. :)))) Thank you so very much for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))) The info given is most sweet. :)))))
jocko500
cool shot
sharky_
Interesting shot. Aloha
nefertiabet
Tolles Foto!!!
UteBigSmile
Schóner Schnappschuss von einem Teil des Tempels!
virginiese
very cute details. I like your explanations too :-)
drifterlee
Beautiful work!
auntietk
My word. The mosaics are just gorgeous! Wow. Nice statues, but the intricacy and precision of the mosaics are absolutely stunning.
LBJ2
Fantastic capture and motif, Sig. Very beautiful ornaments. Pure artwork.+5
danapommet
an excellent close-up Sig and fantastic details in zoom! More great information!