401 Comments Posted by Joseph

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The brick wave.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

12:52 A.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007
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Firewood.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:45 A.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007
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This room crushes the human spirit.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:48 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007
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This is so cool !

An Island with a giant chair.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:31 P.M. / Monday / 23 / July / 2007
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Ozzy: Thank you for the link containg the thirty (30) photographs of this main railway station. This old building is even more beautiful than I had imagined. That one color photo looks to be from the 1970's. But that same color photograph is also disturbing to me. In this photograph there is a woman with a little girl and they are standing extremely close to the train. ( Too close for comfort if you ask me ! ) And they are also standing on the concrete strip that runs in between two rail road tracks. This is not a good place to be.

I went to a safety breifing back in March / 2007 and a General in the Army told us that several American male and female Soldiers have been hit and killed by the trains here in Germany because they were standing too close to the railroad tracks. Apparently these dead Soldiers did not realize that a train, by virtue of it's very nature in structure and design, will physically be greater than the width of the railroad tracks itself.
I can tell you that when the "ICE Trains" in Germany are rolling down the line you better step back from the tracks !!! ( ICE stands for inter city express. ) I have seen the ICE Trains flying down the tracks at 3 O'clock in the morning. And the ICE Trains do not stop at little German towns either. ICE Trains are moving so fast that they will actually create their own wind. It's no joke.

Thank you again.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

3:52 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007
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Biftek: I am responding to your comment that you wrote on the 19th of November, 2006.

Please relate the story of what happened to you and your friend when you were walking around the childrens ward.

Thank you.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:50 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007
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william schafer:

What were the dated years that you were in the service ?

The reason why I am asking is because the latrines in the United States Army are starting to change and I mean really change alot !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:39 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007
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Melissa:

Please tell the us the murder story.

Thank you.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:25 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007
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Nevermore: thank you for the reply.

When I make comments on this web site I will usually write down the very first thing that comes into my head. Also sometimes these photographs will remind me of a story or a situation that I know about or that I have been through and I will write that story down too at least most of the time. I cannot say that I always write down things every single time because that is not true.

Well Nevermore thank you again.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:01 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007
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Vastarien: if you are not a writer already you should definitely think about writing.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

10:55 P.M. / Friday / 20 July / 2007
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Canada: thank you for the reply.

I am sorry, but I do not have any idea who made these series of drawings.

The soldier who is eating his lunch has a frantic look on his face. He is gripping his knife and fork like there is no tomorrow. His hair is standing on end and his eyes have transformed into the eyes of a cat. He is going to tear apart that cornish hen !

One of the Army cadences goes like this:

"Eat my breakfast way too soon,

hungry as a hound dog by noon".

This drawing reminded me of that.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

10:42 P.M. / Friday / 20 / July / 2007
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BlueEizTru: Thank you for the reply. Some of the photographs that Mott shoots sometimes remind me of other things.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

9:50 P.M. / Friday / 20 / July / 2007
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Mott: Some of your photographs somehow bring to the surface dark and scary thoughts.

This photo says to me that the poor person in this room spent his or her long days in the grips of desolation and loneliness whiched turned into hellish nightmares of dread and despair.

I wonder if many a tear was shed in this room............?

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

1227 P.M. / Thursday / 19 / July / 2007
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Another great Mott photo !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:55 A.M. / Thursday / 19 / July / 2007
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The very first thing to pop onto my head is how intimidating this room looks. I would start looking for another washroom.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:50 A.M. / Thursday / 19 / July / 2007