Work Horse Helicopter
Photo from Ken Stalker. In the book Brat: Kids of Warriors during the German American Week celebration there is a demonstration of a tank engine being replaced on the battlefield. In the demo a helecopter lowers down a new tank engine. I don't have a photo of that, but thought this picture would show the amazing capability of these work horse helecopters.
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German countryside just beyond the peremeter fence
Photo From John Francis. This is what Gunther's farm would have looked like. Note the Hohenstaufen in the upper left cornor of the photo. Quite a hike from the base.
Read MoreDer Flugplatz at Cooke Barracks
Photo from Ralf Stumpf. If you look in the upper right quadrent of this photo you can see The Glass House. Look carefully and you can see the two stairwells. In the book Jack lives in the right one. Charlie, Sam and Jayla live in the left one. Just down from The Glass House is the cliff and then flugplatz with all the aircraft hangers, and aircraft maintenance facilities. To the far left is the Headquarters 4th Armored Division building.
Read MoreView of the Cooke Barracks Flugplatz
Photo from John Francis From the eyes of a brat there was no more beautiful place on earth than Cooke Barracks.
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I am a military brat—and I say that with great pride.