tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post9115191166112717230..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: NATO - Part IIOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45378402931843332772017-06-22T20:53:39.874-07:002017-06-22T20:53:39.874-07:00Here's another one you will enjoy---
http://t...Here's another one you will enjoy---<br /><br />http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2011/09/unter-vier-augen-by-basilisk.htmlRHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15771150133712403882017-06-22T20:50:54.336-07:002017-06-22T20:50:54.336-07:00Right. It's lachs, not "lochs". We u...Right. It's lachs, not "lochs". We used to buy it from street vendors. Yeah, glad the Rooskies stayed home. I think by then they may have been having second thoughts unless we had really provoked them. I know the Germans had some really nasty surprises ready just in case. My service was during the reign of the Peanut Farmer. Our standing joke was the if the Rooskies came though Fulda at 24:00, we could all meet at our mess hall for breakfast.<br /><br />Many here may enjoy this book---<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Liberators-My-Life-Soviet-Army/dp/0393017591/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498189102&sr=1-1&keywords=soviet<br /><br />It's a fun read with a decent dose of tongue-in-cheek. There are a couple of chapters about the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. The money line at the end (from memory)--"We in the Soviet officer corps NEW that for at least 10 years, we would not make the mistake of invading a country with a higher standard of living than our own).RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55206350012664934602017-06-22T20:10:03.247-07:002017-06-22T20:10:03.247-07:00And good stuff it is!And good stuff it is!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23019368588550077852017-06-22T20:07:31.755-07:002017-06-22T20:07:31.755-07:00Good food, good times! In my case developed a seri...Good food, good times! In my case developed a serious addiction to Apfelwein.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19815711259178904942017-06-22T19:12:57.459-07:002017-06-22T19:12:57.459-07:00Which I did, saved my sanity it did!Which I did, saved my sanity it did!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23410651138559082202017-06-22T17:50:58.750-07:002017-06-22T17:50:58.750-07:00Ahh yes! The Brötchen Bar! That was the best par...Ahh yes! The Brötchen Bar! That was the best part of the day. After that was 7 1/2 hours of mind-numbing boredom. Unless you could figure out some kind of a project to get yourself involved in.Bill in CSpringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221168104205818093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17939714009261166152017-06-22T17:18:37.193-07:002017-06-22T17:18:37.193-07:00Yup, would've been tougher if the Rooskies had...Yup, would've been tougher if the Rooskies had shot the Fulda Gap. Glad they didn't!<br /><br />Never had that dish, back then I didn't care for fish. Tastes change, now I do, maybe I'll go back!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19864000764155639582017-06-22T16:25:14.965-07:002017-06-22T16:25:14.965-07:00I was stationed outside Nuremburg (Pinder Barracks...I was stationed outside Nuremburg (Pinder Barracks) from '74 to 77. Army, 156 Maintenance Co., Small Arms repair shop. Fix guns, drink beer, and stare down the Rooshins. Yup, tuff duty, indeed. Got to do the Reforger thing on the ground too. Good times!<br /><br />The vineyard under the castle in your last photo brings back memories. I had the good fortune to get to know a professional couple who had lived in the U.S. and got to know my dad. They were kind enough to take me on a tour boat down the Rhine. It is truly amazing the variety of wines grown along and up the banks. There is infinite subtlety in which direction the vineyards face, and how and what part of the day they face the sun as the river twists and turns.<br /><br />Oh, and don't forget the "lochs mit brot".RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76792292544407894892017-06-22T14:07:12.277-07:002017-06-22T14:07:12.277-07:00Germany, tough duty, someone had to do it. So I st...Germany, tough duty, someone had to do it. So I stepped up.<br /><br />;)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68115020257862897562017-06-22T13:49:38.812-07:002017-06-22T13:49:38.812-07:00After reading all your tales of your "tuff du...After reading all your tales of your "tuff duty" in USAFE all I gots is <i>YOU BASTARD!!</i> (Says the Green Monster of envy...)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12980162018211482292017-06-22T12:50:40.488-07:002017-06-22T12:50:40.488-07:00How could I forget Rhein-Main? I remember reading ...How could I forget Rhein-Main? I remember reading about it being closed down in 2005. I was in Germany when they shut down operations at Bitburg, though the housing, BX, and Commissary stayed open.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86360798635216283822017-06-22T12:24:25.406-07:002017-06-22T12:24:25.406-07:00I was at Rhine-Main when the 37(T)AS was moved the...I was at Rhine-Main when the 37(T)AS was moved there from 1977 to 1980. I am an old Air Force dog now fully retired as I did some of my time in the Reserves driving a D4D. The move to Ramstein occurred years later.BillBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593147581583316765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82809193897430432492017-06-22T10:36:25.402-07:002017-06-22T10:36:25.402-07:00Probably.
At least I sure hope so!Probably.<br /><br />At least I sure hope so!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20361029010872409332017-06-22T10:11:36.941-07:002017-06-22T10:11:36.941-07:00Statute of limitations is probably up by now? :)Statute of limitations is probably up by now? :)a bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871505359143633270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51760300902287170872017-06-22T08:51:32.908-07:002017-06-22T08:51:32.908-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11116919038753994702017-06-22T08:51:14.992-07:002017-06-22T08:51:14.992-07:00Yeah, the Smugmug thing startled me. Photo was tak...Yeah, the Smugmug thing startled me. Photo was taken by a Dutch sergeant assigned to NATO, a NATO photo as they say.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78532146134322538562017-06-22T08:49:49.131-07:002017-06-22T08:49:49.131-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42250708636572921952017-06-22T08:49:38.029-07:002017-06-22T08:49:38.029-07:00Yes indeed, excellent stuff.
So if you were a Her...Yes indeed, excellent stuff.<br /><br />So if you were a Hercules crewdog, were you at Ramstein?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59664187387390106842017-06-22T08:48:38.889-07:002017-06-22T08:48:38.889-07:00Oh yes, how could I have forgotten the Brötchen Ba...Oh yes, how could I have forgotten the Brötchen Bar? I still hanker for those.<br /><br />(For those who don't know, Bob is another Old AF Sarge with whom I was stationed at Geilenkirchen. A pretty good softball player too, if my memory serves me correctly.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88778933712360570222017-06-22T08:46:07.025-07:002017-06-22T08:46:07.025-07:00That was the key, showing them the right way. Hell...That was the key, showing them the right way. Hell, even I managed to learn after one or two tries.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8108577177400160942017-06-22T08:44:59.886-07:002017-06-22T08:44:59.886-07:00The old fellow had no interest in doing much. The ...The old fellow had no interest in doing much. The Germans did not care for him.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85750271162986315562017-06-22T08:44:25.324-07:002017-06-22T08:44:25.324-07:00I was pretty good at getting into trouble in my sa...I was pretty good at getting into trouble in my salad days. I was almost caught, once!<br /><br />That's a story for another time, maybe.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16774701768952059412017-06-22T08:32:19.716-07:002017-06-22T08:32:19.716-07:00Always looking for a way to build a better mousetr...Always looking for a way to build a better mousetrap.<br />My kind of people. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44684665742478174032017-06-22T07:58:08.856-07:002017-06-22T07:58:08.856-07:00Doing things that way because "They've al...Doing things that way because "They've always received the report - They expect it!" with no cares about what's done or more usually not done with said report. Get a lot of that with the organization I currently support.<br /><br />Other thing that caught my eye was the source for the lead photo. 'shape.smugmug.com? Smugmug? What sort of NATO / US Military web site is that?' I continue to be surprised at how much stuff government organizations are passing off to commercial services these days.<br /><br />/<br />L.J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11644857474987086842017-06-22T07:28:36.552-07:002017-06-22T07:28:36.552-07:00Thanks for the great story. It is always a pleasu...Thanks for the great story. It is always a pleasure to read your posts; one of the highlights of my day.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com