I finally joined this amazing site, after lurking for so long... I am originally from the U.S. State of California, and grew up listening to the stories of WWII vet's of all branches, from the U.S. and Canada. I am a half century old now, and cannot remember a time when I was not devouring every book, Movie, Documentary, Etc., on the subject of WWII. As a former U.S. soldier, I was stationed in Germany at Kleber (23rd) Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, as part of the 11th A.D.A. Signal Bn. in the late 80's and early 90's. As you might guess, I spent much of my spare time traveling to the Battlefields of Western Europe. When my enlistment was up, I stayed as a civilian for another 6 years, before returning to the U.S. What was most impressive from that time, was my conversations with many German Vets ( I am reasonably effective in the German language) from the conflict and the stories from German friends/and Girlfriends Families that lived through that era. I deeply regret not properly recording/archiving these conversations! The errors of a young Man, I guess. Anyways, before I rudely ramble on too much, I will stop. Thanks for having me, and I look forward to enjoying this amazing site for years to come. - Doug
Welcome aboard Doug...you must have seen some serious changes to the military since the early nineties?
Nice that you decided to join. Please tell us more of what yo have learned and be sure to ask any questions that might arise.
Welcome Doug, thank you for your service, and we will appreciate any and all contributions to our conversations on here.
