Posted on 10/09/2005 5:11:33 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Time moves on.
No more cheap Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine for the troops.
I came to Germany in Oct 1975 through RM with my wife and left for the states in Dec 1978 with my wife a 2 year old daughter. A piece of my family history is passing by.
Nostalgia aside, we should have been out of Germany, and all of Europe for that matter, about 10 years ago.
Thanks for the post. Many fond memories of Rhein Mein and Frankfurt, and Weisbaden. There was a time when a silver dollar was worth it's weight in gold ;)
A Hollywood movie was made about the Airlift, using many military in the cast. "The Big Lift", released in April 1950, was filmed at Tempelhof and Rhein-Main.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042249/
Weisbaden;What a great time I had in Weisbaden, I was there my 16th and 17th year somethings I will remember for ever.
Move to Poland. We are appreciated there.
Good.
When can we close all the other bases and formerally and finally "end our occupation"? //sarcasm//.
Dang, so many base/sites have closed during my career, but I guess it's that way for all, plenty of bases from 50s/60s/70s are no longer around...
I understand this will damage the local economy there. They wanted us gone, I hope they enjoy the peace.
Any favorite bases? Sorry if I'm nosy.
Torrejon, Clark...
Me too...any more?
K.I. Sawyer...Shemya...
NAS Agana, Wake, Lajes, Goose Bay, Gander, Prestwick?
Johnston Island...
Howard AB.
Rhein Main was slated to close in '92-'93. The Germans wanted us to rebuild the buildings before we closed it.
Lotsa history, but the Germans want it for Frankfurt.
It was ready to close before Kosovo ops, then they turned it around for Kosovo, then OEF/OIF.
They must finally have the ramp done at Ramstein.
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