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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..
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Comments (24)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. Have a safe trip. God bless.
farmerC
Shining shot.
renecyberdoc
they dont trust each other it seems.
Juliette.Gribnau
beautiful !
dakotabluemoon
That looks a little iffy great capture.
ontar1
Not a great landing point, but better than nothing, I guess, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Faemike55
Great capture and cool story Have a safe trip and bring back lots of cool pictures as you have been
sharky_
I'd probably would have fallen in, Looks a little unstable there :) Aloha
erlandpil
Great capture erland
jayfar
An excellent shot and quite an eye opener!
auntietk
On such a narrow gangway, I'd be a bit more patient! LOL! Have a great trip, and I'll talk to you soon. :)
emmecielle
An interesting trip! Great capture! :)
flavia49
amazing check point and splendid capture
sandra46
GREAT SHOT AND INFO!
Richardphotos
have a great trip Sig and take pictures.I know you will. one of the most interesting pictures you posted from Cambodia/Vietnam
jocko500
wonderful shot
starship64
It looks like it was quite an adventure. Great picture.
Hendesse
This jetty does not look very stable. A superb shot that shows some of the hardships of such a journey.
tigertim
Haha.. even deep in the jungle there is still bureaucracy!!... have a great trip
drifterlee
Cool shot!
bebert
cette passerelle semble bien fragile !!
Jay-el-Jay
They need to watch where they are stepping here.A very good photo.
danapommet
Interesting process and we complain about the TSA here in the US.
debbielove
Well it was different but lol No air conditioning? (joke!) An interesting and new experience Sig for sure! Rob