The daily routine of life on a military post was often boring, but once in a while something would happen to shake things up a bit.
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Moving frequently and living far away from family made keeping up with our own extended families difficult. Jim shares his own observations with us.
Read more →Post libraries provided a quiet, organized place to learn more about the world, work on term papers, find a novel to read or check out the latest Playboy centerfold.
Read more →Living in assigned quarters on any military post means living where you are told to live, unlike civilians who get to choose where they want to live and what schools their children can go to. James offers some insights into life on post.
Read more →While it was hard to find a 4th of July fireworks celebration in the heart of Germany in the early 1960s, there was always the Heidelberg Castle illumination, which promised to be every bit as exciting.
Read more →“No, this essay is not about anything relating to moving from place to place. ‘PCS’ is still a term I have firmly implanted into my brain. That, and my father’s social security number. As we all remember, for years we were identified by our sponsor’s Social Security Number. I suppose when you repeat a 9-digit number for the better part of 21 years, it’s hard to get out of your head.”—James Kidd
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