Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know what you mean, Douglas. When I was 11 in 1972, my parents and I came to Denmark from Poland as political refugees. In November 1989 I watched the Berlin Wall come down, live on CNN, in my house in Tampa with my 5-month old son in my lap. I had tears in my eyes. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Nov 22, 2010, at 9:39 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Thank you Alastair, > > indeed a sentiment that we can all endorse. > > My father wrote me a wonderful letter (which I still treasure) in the same > vein when I decided to move to Germany in the early seventies. > > How my immediate world has changed is quite amazing when I look back on > the last 35 years or so: the fall of the wall, reunification, the collapse > of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the Schengen agreement, the euro > - and now our son is loving life at a base that used to be a part of the > East German Navy close to the Polish border. > > Cheers > Douglas > > On 22.11.2010 03:37, afirkin at afirkin.com wrote: >> I was thinking about what to say to this post, but Ted has put it >> perfectly, so I'll just add my endorsement. >> >> Congratulations >> >> Alastair >>>> Last Thursday was the day 544 navy recruits swore their >>>> oath to the flag in Stralsund - and our son (second to >>>> the right of the flagstaff) was selected to be one of >>>> the six members of the "Flaggenabordnung" (flag commando?). >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Stralsund/Stralsund-1639.jpg.html >>>> - Taking the oath >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Stralsund/Stralsund-0033.jpg.html >>>> - "Chatting" to the PM of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern >>> Hi Douglas, >>> A great big CONGRATULATIONS to FLORIAN! I wish him well, may he never >>> experience war, only peaceful sailings on the high seas of the world! >>> >>> And to his proud parents? I wish you the comfort and honour of having a >>> son >>> serving his country and it's people. >>> >>> congratulations, >>> ted >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information