March 2, 1971

Dear mom and Dad,

Well I'm finally getting around to sending you the other half of that last roll of pictures I sent.  I've been extremely busy and have found it hard to take out any time at all.  I haven't even had a weekend off since I've been here.   The pictures that are in this envelope are still all on-post shots.  Most of them don't deserve much comment.

 Helicopter

 1st Brigade HQ - An old battle scared WWII building.

 View of the control tower - heavy duty fork lift in the foreground.

 I managed to catch this airplane as it was taking off.  There were two visiting Generals in it.

 Above and Below:  Tanks, Tanks and more Tanks.  They look impressive, but just watch them try to get them started some cold morning.

 More Tanks

 This is a picture of the one and only fixed wing airplane that is assigned here.

 A close up of the inside of one of our few helicopters.  During a race riot they had here several months ago, the windows in all of the helicopters were broken out!

 This is a picture of where most people around here spend a lot of their evenings; the movie theater.  prices are cheap (.35 & .75 cents) and it's about the only thing to do that's close.

Also in this envelope you will find an article I cut of of Road & Track magazine (below) which gives a fairly objective report on the Lotus.  By the way, so far no problems with the car.  It runs fine .  (Editorial comment:  That was an out right lie)

One more thing you will find In this envelope is last year's ration card.  We have to use these to buy tobacco, coffee, liquor, and Tea.  Also gas is rationed.  On my car I get 100 gallons a month which is more than enough.  Although you can buy all these things on the German Economy without ration cards, they are all quite a bit more expensive than through the Army.

Well I  will write a better letter later.  Right now i have to close this letter so I can go over and close the club and then go to bed and get some sleep.  I have to get up early tomorrow and drive into Nuremberg on business.

Febuary 24, 1971

Dear Mom and Dad,

Well here are some more pictures.  Half of them are in this envelope and there are another 10 in a second envelope that I will send at the the same time.  These pictures were all taken on post.  This should  give you a better idea of what the place looks like where I spend most of my time.  You will notice in these pictures a lot of old buildings that look like airplane hangers.  They used to be, because Storck Barracks was a German Luftwaffe base during WWII.  Most of these old hangers are used for motor pools now.  We do have a small air field here, with a few helicopters and two airplanes, some of which you will see in these pictures.  There is not much to say about most of these pictures, but I have numbered them as usual.

 This is a picture of the the tennis courts behind the BOQ's.  There are a few people playing on it despite the chilly weather.  This picture also will give you an idea of the type of land that i am surrounded by.

 I took this one to try and show you that little village in the background between the family housing area buildings.  It's just one of many small villages that are near by.

 This one is of the church here on post.  It's design is quite a contrast compared to the local German churches.

 An old airplane hanger, now used for a motor pool.

 Another hanger, now used for maintenance, etc.

This is an M8-80, an interesting vehicle.  It is what you might call a tow truck for tanks.  It is probably on of the most powerful machines the army has.

 This is a picture of the post heating plant.  Illishiem's contribution to world pollution.

And finally, another view of the church, with some kind of a radio antenna in the fore-ground.

Well that's it for now....