Old photos

Well, they aren't THAT old…1980's vintage of my family's two assignments to Germany…32nd Army Air Defense Command in the early 80's and the 18th Engineer Brigade toward the end of that decade. My wife is putting together in a scrapbook, all the photos we took; a hobby she shares as a part of a group of local ladies who have the same interests. Anyway, I'm dragging this blog out longer than it needs to be. My main point is that when I looked back at those photos today, I arrived at two main conclusions. First, we sure looked younger, were thinner and had much more hair. Second, we developed some VERY close personal relationships with many we lived alongside at the time, and many of those relationships have survived to this day. Not only did we work hard in performing missions the Army set for us, but we also had fun as a part of a military team. Family quarters neighborhood parties (like cross-country bocce ball in Darmstadt, or playing "washers" in Karlsruhe), unit personnel golf and/or ski vacations in Bavaria and elsewhere, and lastly family trips and tours all over Europe. It was a much different Army (and world!) then, serving in Germany. I like to think we were there at a perfect time. Our photos are proof.