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Military base braces as baby boom begins
Washington Times ^ | Monday, May 2, 2005 | By Hannah Cleaver

Posted on 05/02/2005 12:33:50 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH

BERLIN -- American soldiers returning to their German base from Iraq are undergoing their own small "baby boom," becoming parents in such numbers as to strain the resources of the base military hospital. The 1st Armored Division usually produces one or two babies a month at Baumholder in central Germany. But the rate of births is expected to shoot up to 40 a month in the next five months. In all, 400 couples at the base are expecting a child, 350 of whom will be born before the end of the year.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: militarybase; militaryfamilies; warromance

1 posted on 05/02/2005 12:33:50 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
This happened at Fort Bragg in 1991/92 and many of the babies had two heads or 12 toes etc..

But no exposure to chemicals were found while their husbands were in Iraq ?

2 posted on 05/02/2005 12:58:49 AM PDT by america-rules
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To: JohnHuang2
Sounds familiar. All I know is I was told I was born 9 months and ten minutes after dad got back from the Pacific after WWII.

Nam Vet

3 posted on 05/02/2005 1:07:02 AM PDT by Nam Vet (MSM reporters think the MOIST dream they had the night before is a "reliable source".)
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To: JohnHuang2; Old Sarge; HiJinx; Mrs.Nooseman

A pregnant friend and her hubby are stationed in Germany. There are so many babies in the making that she is having to see a Gemran doc instead of a doc on base. She was pretty happy about it. The German health care system takes lots more ultrasounds and sees their patients more often that the Americans.


4 posted on 05/02/2005 9:15:15 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: Nam Vet

ROFL!! Sounds like your mom knew how to welcome her man home! Good on mom!


5 posted on 05/02/2005 9:16:16 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: StarCMC

That is true!

I only had an ultrasound done ,when I was pregnant with my daughter,because they thought there might be something wrong with her!

In Germany it is routine to get an ultrasound every month or so!

I would have to check the ultrasound pictures I have from my son to see how often I had one done!


6 posted on 05/02/2005 9:23:40 AM PDT by Mrs.Nooseman
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To: Mrs.Nooseman

WOW!! Every MONTH?? That's cool!


7 posted on 05/02/2005 9:36:44 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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