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 (21)
Cyve
Marvelous capture and view my friend !!!
npauling
An excellent capture from the bus. ☺
Faemike55
Great capture
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God bless.
KarmaSong Online Now!
Fascinating Asia ! A superb and evocative shot, Sig !
AidanaWillowRaven
What an exotic place ...
ontar1
Wow, great capture!
Richardphotos
I can imagine the kind of life the people have living on the river and all the pollution. one off your best from Vietnam
Buffalo1
Wonderful shot of why rivers are the natural highway.
MrsRatbag
A whole different way of life; I can't even imagine...
durleybeachbum
We are so lucky to live as we do.
starship64 Online Now!
Fantastic shot.
junge1
When we crossed these waterways, and there were many, what came to mind was what the 'River Rats', the US Navy river patrol boats, had to deal with. The use of this water labyrinth by the VC. The problem was identifying who were the VC, and who were the friendlies. Getting ambushed while patrolling and trying to find all the hidden caches.
UteBigSmile
Toll, was du hier wieder vor die Linse bekommen hast!
giulband
Very beautiful shot !
farmerC
Shining shot.
photosynthesis
Impressive sight. I imagine flood insurance would be hard to come by...
Desgar
The river life sure isn't an easy one. Great shot.
sandra46
BEAUTIFUL WORK!
flavia49
great capture
SunriseGirl
Amazing shot from the bus. Isn't it strange how we in the western civilization tend to believe the entire world must be modern with all the modern conveniences. This definitely shows another way of life.