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The Hohenstaufen on a winter evening

Posted by on Aug 17, 2015 in Cooke Barracks, Photos

The Hohenstaufen on a winter evening

Photo from Jacqueline C’est La Vie.

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The main road up to The Glass House

Posted by on Aug 17, 2015 in Cooke Barracks, Photos

The main road up to The Glass House

This is what it looked like that first day Jack McMasters and his sisters drove up the road to their new quarters at The Glass House.

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USS Upshur runs into cold rough waters

Posted by on Aug 16, 2015 in Photos, USS Upshur

USS Upshur runs into cold rough waters

This 4th Armored troop may not have a coat on, but it was definitely chilly.

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The Cliff and Glass House behind the Flugplatz

Posted by on Aug 15, 2015 in Cooke Barracks

The Cliff and Glass House behind the Flugplatz

Photo from Curt Cheese. It is difficult to see, but if you look behind this hanger you'll see the cliff and behind that The Glass House. The cliff may not look like it from this angle but it was actually three stories high. The Glass house also doesn't look like it, but was also three stories high.

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Sheep out on the Flugplatz airfield

Posted by on Aug 15, 2015 in Cooke Barracks

Sheep out on the Flugplatz airfield

Photo from Curt Cheese. In the book Brat: Kids of Warriors, Günther tells Jack and the other brats how his dad has a deal with Cook Barracks that allows their sheep to graze on and around the flugplats. Günther calls his sheep the Flugplatz lawn mowers....

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Troop bunks on the USS Upshur

Posted by on Aug 15, 2015 in Photos, USS Upshur

Troop bunks on the USS Upshur

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