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To: DeaconBenjamin

My parents were the first non-royal couple to be married in Heidelberg Castle. The Heidelberg Quartet played at their wedding and the only currency they would accept was a carton of American cigarettes. He was an Army Sgt. and she was a Red Cross nurse.


8 posted on 06/08/2013 7:50:19 PM PDT by davius (You can roll manure in powdered sugar but that don't make it a jelly doughnut.)
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To: davius

Awesome story. What year were they married?

I remember visiting that castle at age 7 back in 1972. (It’s amazing how much I still remember from that trip - 3 weeks, seven countries.) I was able to go back and take my kids there a couple of times while I was stationed in Europe from 2001 - 2008. It is really a special place.


11 posted on 06/08/2013 8:04:47 PM PDT by Gil4 (Progressives - Trying to repeal the Law of Supply and Demand since 1848)
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To: davius

Cool story. Magnificent castle. In addition to our time in Heidelberg, my mom & dad stationed in Stuttgart ‘49-51 as part of the occupation forces. Before I was a gleam in dad’s eye. ;)


12 posted on 06/08/2013 8:07:28 PM PDT by twister881
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To: davius

What a nice story. Thanks for telling it.


14 posted on 06/08/2013 8:20:02 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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