Troops disembarking from the USS Upshur
These troops and all their gear were headed to the train that would take them from Bremerhaven to Stuttgart. Similar to the train Jack McMasters and his sisters caught when they finally arrived in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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When the kids of the British military were being shipped off to somewhere like India they would have a tag pinned to their clothes that said BRAT and their destination. Some of them are traveling with https://www.rankandstyle.com/top-10-list/best-hair-dryers-2014/ on them. BRAT stood for British Regimental Attached Travelers. Note the tags hanging from these troops uniforms. Guess they got treated a lot like brats.
Read MoreSputnik Film 1957
Sputnik comes as a rude awakening to the brats, and when their teacher Mrs. Campbell loses it over the topic it sets them on a life changing adventure. This video will give you an idea of the kind of news coverage the brats might have seen at the Saturday movies.
Read MoreFlash Gordon – Shattering Doom – Episode 7
The first time Jack goes to the movies with Charlie and the other brats there is a serial at the begining of the movie called Flash Gordon – Shattering Doom – Episode 7. So watch this video if you want to see that actual episode.
Read MoreBattleground: 4th Armored Division
In Brat: Kids of Warriors the parents belong to 4th Armored Division. This video shows the real 4th Armored Division and how it fulfilled its mission to protect West Germany and the Free World against the Russians. The book talks about the tank training at Grafenwöhr. The video is kind of long but in it you can see the real thing up at Graf.
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I am a military brat—and I say that with great pride.