ASA ALPINERS XVI REUNION - Louisville, KY - May 24-26, 2007.  Keep these dates open and plan on attending our next reunion.  Plans are well on their way for next year's reunion.  We have a few more details to work out and will probably have reunion details on our web site within the next month.

 

HASENBRAU vs SCHEYERNGOLD:  BILL NIPPERT (Bad Aibling 70-72/Augsburg 72-76/79-81/86-89) chimes in that Hasenbrau was so bad they went out of their way to avoid it and would drink Spezi in a Hasenbrau restaurant if the food were particularly good.

 

BAD AIBLING RADOMES: 

 

JIM SELLERS (BA 64-67) mentions that they were not yet there when he left BA in April of '67. 
RAY MARSHALL (BA 65-68) wrote that the first radome probably went up in the Summer of 1967.  It was an all civilian operation so nobody knew squat about it.  Ray also mentioned that he had never heard of the term "Bakery."
MIKE HANNAN (BA 67-69) wrote that the first dome was constructed over the Operations hanger during 68-69.  Mike adds that to the best of his knowledge it was not yet operational when he left in late 1969. 
DOUG GITT (BA 67-70) chimes in with 1968 and concluded that "Bakery" must have been coined after he left in '70.

 

Ray Marshall also mentioned that in December of 59 he, and a team, went TDY to Augsburg to do some testing to see if their mission could be fulfilled from Gablingen.  He also wonders if there is anyone that keeps an "archive" of BA stuff.  He has a copy of "From Munich to Salzburg by Snail", a well-written and creatively illustrated tour guide by a couple of officers wives.  It is a guide to all the small towns and events around BA, even into Austria. 

 

Headquarters ASAPAC 1946-52 will be holding their next reunion in Ft. Mitchell, KY, from September 27 to October 1st, 2006.  Additional reunion information can be obtained from Bill Kelly (kellywtk@msn.com) or Hank Jarvey (vanjarv@bendcable.com).

 

Herzo Base West will be having their second annual reunion November 27-29, 2006, in Las Vegas, NV.  Chris Homier, the reunion coordinator, has invited any West Cost Alpiners that are interested to join them.  They have an evening at the Las Vegas Hofbrauhaus planned.  This sounds like a fun event for you Left Coasters.  Full details can be obtained from Chris by sending him your snail-mail address to herzobase2@aol.com or give him a call at 217-546-0606.

 

 

 

 

Fred B. Krafczyk (Bad Aibling 4/60-10/62)

 

 

 

 

RICHARD K. GREVE (Giessen/Koenigslutter 53-56) passed away on July 31, 2004, as reported by his wife Eileen.  No further details are available.