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First Name Last Name Message Old GB Date Margaret Willemse January 24, 2007 Frank Jeromin A lot of times I drive along this old military-buildings at Wickede and ask myself ,what happened here years ago . Now I find the answers at this wonderful website and thank all for this good job ! January 23, 2007 Gail Pratt I was pretty young but remember great travel and scenery. Also no TV has really turned out to be a big bonus as I watch very little. Instead the whole family became great readers. January 15, 2007 Shirley Carruthers Just found the site - interesting trip down memory lane - sent my sister her grade 9 class picture on e-mail. Love to hear from anyone there at the same time. Anyone know where Linda Lindermann or Louise Charbonneau ended up? Best to all Brats wherever you are. Shirley January 14, 2007 Linda Johnson Hello to all. I browsed the site and was totally amazed at the familiar faces and scenes. I hope all is well with old friends and would love to hear from some. My father is no longer with us but my mother is well and the family is well, also. I'm married and have two wonderful daughters and the most priceless granddaughter. Life is good. January 7, 2007 Mike McTaggart Hello to all former friends and classmates. January 5, 2007 Ray (Razz) Ristola If the name looks familiar, or if you want to know about my brothers Jari or Tony, feel free to drop me a line. I'm on Vancouver Island these days. January 5, 2007 Mike Christie Just putting in an Email change. Once again, this is a great site, really brings back good memories... January 5, 2007 Brian Wayne Smith Great site. A friend of mine who was in Werl at the time put me on to this site. Great memories seen here. I'm 51 now and my Dad and Mom were also blown away by the pictures and memories as well. Great job! January 4, 2007 Stephen Lock Like many of us, I have fond memories of my time in Germany, especially the second tour (Hey, I was 15, 16, 17, and 18!!) and especially of my time in Soest, a city I still carry a soft spot for. I was the last Canadian kid in the old Brigade area (1972-73)as my dad, WO Victor Lock, along with 2 other fellas, closed out the Brigade area after everyone rotated back to Canada or to Lahr and Baden-Baden. During this time I attended the British Comprehensive School in Dortmund and was a prefect (big whoop!). We lived in Iserlohn at that time and I spent considerable time moped-ing into Hemer to hang with the British kids at our old Teen Hut (and a few gasthofs). I returned to Germany in 1973 (I didn't want to leave to begin with) and worked in Soest as a construction assistant of a resort hotel at Mohnesee. I returned to Calgary in 1974 and have been here ever since. I recently started searching again for sites about Soest and Hemer. Found several about Soest but noticed of them mention the Canadian presence...this is the first site I found that covers that. THANKS -- it was great seeing all 'the kids' again!! January 4, 2007 Stephen Lock January 4, 2007 Stephen Lock As I think further on where my father was stationed as he and Ken Gourlay Sr. and one other closed out the Brigade Area it occurred to me it was in Wetter (Ruhr). SL January 4, 2007 Ernie Pierini January 3, 2007 Janet Parkinson December 28, 2006 Denton C. Rock Hello to all December 26, 2006 Jim Dobson I liked your site December 19, 2006 Harry Hunter It is good to look back on what we have accomplished when we think of those in Afghanistan who follow us. I feel pride in my service. December 19, 2006 Darryl Rideout Again I would like to thank everyone who made this site available. I was able to share the site information with my dear sister Dale who passed away in October of this year. She loved Germany and was so excited to walk back in time and see the places and faces of many of you who had a profound influence on her life. Dale Rideout (Mills) March 1948-October 2006. I would love to hear from any of you who remembered Dale. December 19, 2006 Thomas Andrews Well in 1971 my sister Kate (aka Giesela) Andrews was attending Soest Senior School in Grade 12a. I looked at the year book photos of her and remember Debby Finney. Well I had two school kid friends named Dale (Sody?) and Charles. Never did see any of them again. My father was 'Snap' Andy Andrews and we lived on the Kanadierweg. Gloria Gourlay and Giesela used to hang around the teen hut. I knew her brother years later in Lahr. Honestly, I don't what to say. Being an outsider has meant that I never had contact with anyone of those days again. Cheers to anyone else who remembers that stuff. Those were very good days anyway. Lahr was rather disappointing, but time flies when you have real fun December 10, 2006 El Schrader You've reset my mind in flash back mode. Well Done! December 10, 2006 Dale Saxon Congratulations to all who have constructed and contributed to this marvelous record. What pleasure it has given to hundreds of ex-Germany military folks and families. Best Wishes through the Christmas and New Year's celebrations. Dale and Daisy Saxon December 10, 2006 Gerry Ireland Those were the days my friend December 6, 2006 Nicholas Pyrch Would appreciate more pics from the 1957 - 1960 period. Great idea .....enjoyed the pictures on the site. December 6, 2006 Dave Walters Sad to see the condition of St. Barbara's church. Tannis and I were married there in February, 1958. Great memories. Great friends. Great site!! December 6, 2006 Dave Peacock New e-mail address after one last move to Ft. Lauderdale, FL December 4, 2006 John Paulin December 3, 2006 Archie Beare Superb! My thanks to Harry Rice who sent the web site on the gunner net. Will pass this on to our five children, now all grown & on their own, one of whom is still serving. Will attempt to scan & insert a family photo from the 68/70 era. December 3, 2006 Norm Leveille December 1, 2006 Bonnie Naismith This is a wonderful site and it brings back great memories. Thanks for giving us a glimpse into our past. December 1, 2006 Eric Dwyer Hello to all serving members. UBIQUE December 1, 2006 George Oehring December 1, 2006 Frederick Keith LaForge What a great site. My wife Vivian (nee van Aggelen) were married at Fort Prince of Wales and have many fond memories of great times and friends. December 1, 2006 Hugh Mackenzie a very nice site, it brings back many memories. thank you. November 23, 2006 Tom Daigle Excellent site, any old Black Watchers out there would love to hear from u. Tom November 15, 2006 Martin Heitshu What a great site! It sure brings back a lot of memories, exploring the caves (Heinrichshohle) wandering in the Felsenmeer. Because I speak German I would take my friends into Hemer to visit a certain toy store where we could purchase military vehicles (roco minitanks). So many school trips, so many summer school trips museums, galleries, castles, no wonder I became an artist! ...-) November 13, 2006 Douglas Dupuis November 12, 2006 Barney Pridge Great effort put into this site. Well done. November 7, 2006 Ken (Abe) Zinck A wonderful site, Brought back so many great memories.. thank you. October 30, 2006 Bob Harrity October 29, 2006 Don Wyld Thanks for the memories, tours that formed a blueprint for my life, many friends left behind October 25, 2006 Robitaille October 20, 2006 Gerry Marsh Hello to all. October 8, 2006 Ed Jackman Hello to all ex members of QOR all e mails are welcome or u can phone me at I 709 786 3837 ed jackman October 8, 2006 Stan Klippenstein Someone has gone to a lot of work to assemble such a great site. We have seen so many pictures that take us back to the good old days. I have been able to contact quite a few of the old crowd and will be checking this site out frequently. Cheers. October 7, 2006 Carl Lewis October 5, 2006 Donna Rideout I was in grade 1 and have some memories but there's a lot I don't remember. If someone has pics of '69 - '70 I would love to see them. October 1, 2006 Edmund Burnet can't believe there is a site like this if any 1 knows me let me know. September 18, 2006 R. B. Macdonald My Father was in the RCHA, and eventually became the RSM of same. The better part of the seven years spent in Germany were the best years of my life. My Father is no longer with us, and my Mother is alive and well in BC. The rest of the family is well spread out over the Country. I married another child with armed forces parents....Laura Landry, we live with our son in Ottawa. September 10, 2006 Susan Russell-Evans September 8, 2006 Norma Russell-Oxford Was stationed at Fort St Louis With husband PTE William Russell. September 8, 2006
