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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)
bobrgallegos
A wonderful candid capture!! Nice to see life through the eyes of a child!!
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture. an experience this one will never forget
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
Cyve
Fantastic capture !
tigertim
Ha, yes, been there done that!! it is fun watching them feel the waves for the first time! A cool candid shot.
ronmolina
Cute!
Richardphotos
very candid when I was that age a bath was the only time I was near water. very candid capture
whaleman
Ahhh, and it won't be too long before he gets interested in sunbathing, LOL! Cool shot!
jocko500
wonderful
starship64
What an adorable picture!
jayfar
A really lovely capture Sig.
SunriseGirl
Fantastic capture of a special moment.
dakotabluemoon
Wonderful image here my friend.
illkirch
Nice shot. Brings back memories
Rob2753
He was probably surprised at how warm it was too :) nice candid :)
farmerC
Fantastic shot.
auntietk
Kids and beaches are such a natural combination! Somehow a child and a wave equals much noise and screeching. LOL! It's delightful, though, and I never tire of the mix. Terrific shot!
sandra46
marvelous shot
danapommet
This is a cute one Sig - I did the same thing with my kids and grandkids! Those were special times for sure!
erlandpil
Very beautiful erland
UVDan
Cool picture! Nice to see the family interaction. I hate going to a beach and seeing all the disposable diapers everywhere!
flavia49
very lovely capture
debbielove
Water and kids! Hours of endless fun.. A very find candid, excellently taken Sig! Rob