Hello. I am the Founder of CegPics.com. I ran across this old report I did years back, on one of my other web sites that does not work any longer. I thought I would share photos of my time in Germany with you.
Thanks for reading,
Clay Graham
Time spent in Germany in the U.S. Army
By Clay Graham
I spent 4 years (1982-1986) in the U.S. Army. My MOS was 63B (Light Wheel Vehicle & Generator Mechanic). I worked TAMMS/PLL part of that time in the Engineers Section and later the Motor Pool.
Over three of the years I was stationed at Mc Pheeters Barracks in Bad Hersfeld Germany in “B Btry 2nd Battalion 2nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (B 2/2 ADA)” which watched over the East German boarder. The Tac-site was on the top of a mountain in Schwarzenborn, Germany ( 50.927093, 9.499215 ). My unit was deactivated in 1986 since the Hawk Air Defense System was replaced with the Patriot.
Here are some photos of my time in Germany:
Mc Pheeters Barracks Bad Hersfeld Germany
Edward Dean took this photo of me from our barracks.
Hawk Missiles
Castle Burg Herzberg
Head Start German speaking class on the Castle Burg Herzberg tour.
My first trip to the field to play Army.
Hawk missile loader.
Downtown Bad Hersfeld.
East Germans on the other side of the river.
East German boarder
East German Guard Tower
East Germany
Mc Pheeters Barracks Bad Hersfeld Germany
US Army Rodeo in Bad Hersfeld Germany. My high school friend Mike Hayhurst was working the rodeo.
PFC Graham (me)
Reforger Germany 1983 – Hawk missiles in the field.
Reforger Germany 1983 – PFC Graham (me) with his M35A2 Deuce and a Half.
Reforger Germany 1983 – Sp4 Mike McKinney working on the little generators.
Reforger Germany 1983 – PFC Graham (me) & SP4 McKinney working on a 3K generators.
Reforger Germany 1983 – Our section Sergeant, SSG St. Ours.
Reforger Germany 1983 – Moving out to another field.
Reforger Germany 1983 – PFC Graham (me) outside of Schlitz, Germany.
Reforger Germany 1983 – PFC Graham (me) driving his M35A2.
Our home on the Tac Site, the Engineers hooch.
The Generators we worked on.
Sp4 Graham (me) stuck backroad driving in my first car in Germany.
1984 Easter Army Picnic in Bad Hersfeld. SGT Graham (me) and girl friend Doris.
My German VW Golf.
Me and my friend Hans. Hans was my landlord in Obergeis, Germany.
My house-mates in Obergeis, Germany.
Army buddies.
My U.S. VW Rabbit project.
My Monte Carlo I bought from another GI.
It was a sad day when we were ordered not to wear the OD Uniforms. The BDUs were hot in the summer.
Me back from the field!
My brand new truck when I was in the Motor Pool as a parts clerk.
Stuck backroad driving in my Opel Ascona on Christmas eve 1985.
Not a good sign to see as you come out of the wood off a back-road.
My girlfriend Elka’s mom had lite candles on the Christmas Tree.
My Opel Ascona got stuck heading to the Tac-site.
They ripped my tow point off my car trying to get me out. I was stuck good!
Me and my Opel Ascona.
SSG Eugene St. Ours fueling up in Bad Hersfeld to take me to the airport to leave the Army.
The last photo I took in Bad Hersfeld.
For more photos please check out our unit Facebook page.
