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Tcoat · 12-20-2015, 02:45 AM

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Yes I believe it was indeed Coleman barracks I was in since the name rings a bell. Was actually a bit weird as I was in my own room in the section for the more senior guys and I was just a 18 year old kid. I was one of the very few Canadians to be on the base during that era and was treated like royalty. Even though I was just the equivalent of a Spec 5 my different uniform, rank insignias and green beret made walking around the base very interesting as I was constantly being saluted even from officers.

I was invited to dinner (if "invited" is the right word) with the CO and senior officers two times and spent several evenings in the NCOs club even though I would rather have been hanging out with the people my own age but on the bright side I don't think I ever paid for a drink. I really wasn't there long enough to get off base meet any locals so the girls in the pic did not look like anybody I knew but there was a certain little Hispanic nurse from Texas that really liked the "exotic" Canadian hanging around.

The reason I was there was to train on the new 5 ton recovery wreckers we had just recently received and since my main job at Lahr was helicopter field refueling and we had no helicopters at the time I was picked to go and learn the operation and go back and train the other drivers.
On my last day there the Recovery and Maintenance Company had a big dinner for me and gave me the cert as a member, a cap and a set of badges.

All in all, a big time in my life and many fond memories (Except for the food other than the Officers mess. Oh god that food) and was an opportunity not many of us got back then. In fact the cap and certificate are still proudly displayed on my wall right beside my Officer Commissioning scroll and other awards to this day.

12-20-2015, 02:45 AM	#231
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	@humfrz Yes I believe it was indeed Coleman barracks I was in since the name rings a bell. Was actually a bit weird as I was in my own room in the section for the more senior guys and I was just a 18 year old kid. I was one of the very few Canadians to be on the base during that era and was treated like royalty. Even though I was just the equivalent of a Spec 5 my different uniform, rank insignias and green beret made walking around the base very interesting as I was constantly being saluted even from officers. I was invited to dinner (if "invited" is the right word) with the CO and senior officers two times and spent several evenings in the NCOs club even though I would rather have been hanging out with the people my own age but on the bright side I don't think I ever paid for a drink. I really wasn't there long enough to get off base meet any locals so the girls in the pic did not look like anybody I knew but there was a certain little Hispanic nurse from Texas that really liked the "exotic" Canadian hanging around. The reason I was there was to train on the new 5 ton recovery wreckers we had just recently received and since my main job at Lahr was helicopter field refueling and we had no helicopters at the time I was picked to go and learn the operation and go back and train the other drivers. On my last day there the Recovery and Maintenance Company had a big dinner for me and gave me the cert as a member, a cap and a set of badges. All in all, a big time in my life and many fond memories (Except for the food other than the Officers mess. Oh god that food) and was an opportunity not many of us got back then. In fact the cap and certificate are still proudly displayed on my wall right beside my Officer Commissioning scroll and other awards to this day. Attached Images __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.