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and departed, destination Peterson Air Force Base. At 1430 Hrs. 10
January 1985, 747 Flight 15 took off, destination Bangor, Maine
(refueling stop) with a final destination of Ramstein AFB
Kaiserslautern, West Germany. The picture at right is of a long line of troops boarding a 747 for our flight to Germany. Our ETA for K-Town was 0935 Hours local time 11 January 1985. |
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There was a lot of ice and snow in Bangor, Maine when we stopped to refuel. We did not get off the plane and I watched out the widow as a crew de-iced our wings. After being deprived of sleep for 24 hours, I slept when the flow of adrenaline slowed. We watched "From Russia With Love" on the flight as we neared our final destination.
We reached Kaiserslautern right on time. While disembarking, the theme from the "Pink Panther" was playing on the planes sound system. We loaded on 11 German buses. One of the soldiers had the bus driver put on a Beatles tape that he had brought along with him. At 1120 Hours we were still sitting on the bus, waiting. Possibly on the second 747 that left Pete Field.
It's very foggy and snowing lightly with about three or four inches on the ground. A C-141 lands and three additional German buses line up on the air strip to pick up passengers. A couple of F-4 Phantom jet fighters land and take off. A German news team is taking pictures of us and filming.
A C-130 loads and takes off. It's now 1200 Hours and we've listened to both sides of the Beatles 1962-1967 cassette. Two more Phantoms take off. A C-5A comes in. The trucks have all our baggage loaded and we're about to pull out. We watched as the nose of the C-5A opened up and very hurriedly, a crew began unloading equipment.
Well, it's 1220 and we're finally pulling out in the buses. After listening to the Beatles (twice), someone puts a new cassette in, the Scorpions. As we exit through the gates we see four German girls in a Citron. I waive and they waive back. Dave smiles and says, "it may be a good thing we brought the army-issued gear". We laughed.
| Cars | |
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Porsche Boxster: My wife's "everyday - driver" car. See pictures and read the whole story! |
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Cars: 1971 Porsche 911-T, Targa - Read about and see pictures of the restoration project! |
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S-Type Jag: This Jaguar was my every day driver for five years. |
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BMW 328i: Pam's car before the Boxster. This is a great story. |
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1964 Chevy Truck: This truck was a one-owner for almost 40 years. |
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Ford Ranger: This is an XLT Super-Cab 4x4. Everyone needs a truck. |
| Travel | |
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Travel: Charleston, South Carolina - June 2006 Pictures and stories of some of our trips! |
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St. Simons Island: Christ Episcopal Church. |
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Atlantic City: The Boardwalk in Atlantic City is a wonderful place. We visited there in 1993. Check out the pictures! |
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Jekyll Island: Summer 2006 - We stayed at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. |
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Two tickets to... Opryland, 1993, just four years before they closed their doors forever. |
| Guns | |
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Gun Collecting: A 1962 Colt Python, 1992 Colt Mustang and a 1968 Baby Browning. Pictures and stories about guns! |
| Blogging | |
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Adventure: On the high seas. Harbor Pilot boat pulling along side our ship on approach to the Georgia coast. |
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The Army: Greg, standing on the deck of the American Eagle, a super-cargo ship crossing the Atlantic in March 1985. |
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REFORGER: The Diary of a Soldier. |
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A BAT Missile: Pictures and stories about anti-aircraft missiles! |
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Hammelburg, Germany: REFORGER was the code name, which stood for "Return of Forces to Germany". |
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River Street Savannah, GA: I took this picture from ship deck while entering the harbor. |
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The Cold War: January and February 1985 was a very tense time in the Cold War, and it was about to get colder! |
| Music | |
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Music: Greg on stage New Years Eve 1994, Guntersville, Alabama. The same stage where Ricky Nelson gave his last performance! |
| Knives | |
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Knife Collecting: If you're thinking of starting a knife collection, consider this tip. |
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