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station in Hammelburg, Germany. In the background you can see our
equipment loaded on rail cars, parked on the side track for as far
as you can see. Sunday 10 February - SFC Sawyers and I make a check of our vehicles. He writes a report and we go to turn it in to Cpt. Cal. |
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Captain Cal, Major Garr, Major Wright and another Major were discussing the problems facing them, with the movement of all the vehicles by rail from Hammelburg to the port in Bremerhaven. They looked like a Board of Directors for a large conglomerate and impressed me as a capable group of problem solvers.
But sometimes the best ideas come from the "Indians" and not the "Chiefs", and the real sign of a good Chief is one that recognizes that fact and isn't too insecure to act on it. SFC Sawyers suggested that if we attempted to start the vehicles today, we would be trading batteries for coil shafts (due to the very cold weather, -15°).
Instead of starting or attempting to start all of the 37 vehicles we had brought from Carson, we took two brooms and swept all of the snow off of them, due to the anticipation of more snow on top of the eight inches we already had.
HHC DISCOM moved into the tent occupied by SFC Sawyers, myself and 4th Med. I went to the beer tent and had a few beers with Lt. Stanley and listened to a band from Scotland. It was very cold as there was no heat in the beer tent.
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The railhead at Hammelburg |
Me driving a Chap on the rail car |
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After several days of snow and
extreme cold, the weather finally broke and we loaded all of our
equipment on the flat rail cars and secured them for the trip to the
docks at Bremerhaven. This was my first and last opportunity to drive a Chaperral Missile Launcher. Note in the pictures above and to the left, I had no room to play with. The vehicles barely fit on the flat rail cars without hanging off the side! |
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A closer shot of me and Chap |
| 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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