I remember that closure ceremony. I stood next to Al D (from Co C) and thought for sure I would wet my dress green pants b/c he was busting so many jokes, like a ventriloquist, without moving his lips much.
Tolz was a great place, especially for a first assignment in SF straight out of the Q. There must have been 8 or 10 of us that lucked into the assignment. I remember Hartnett, Tokarski, "the Thompson Twins" (Marty and Mike)(no, they were not really twins!), Mike in C Co, and a couple others.
Good times, the best actually.
Dr J

Welcome Dr Jay
 

If I remember right at the closure ceremony the dudes running the music for the PA system accidentally played the long 10 minute-or-so extended version on the German National Anthem. It kept going and going and going. I bet Al D could even run out of jokes during that!

Reutberg
 

great pics Conrad...just saw quite a few of the Toelz boys at the CO Springs Chapt Christmas party. Favorite raffle prize: a rack of Reutberg

Anyone here have pics of the camp where PCT was conducted?

Tolz was a great place. I was on 024, we were in the motor pool above the rigger shed. Myself, D Krupp, J Tremell, A Mullen and JW Waters.. A great group of guys..

Wish I did. One of the huts got burned down by a 10th Group guy after the BN moved to Panzer. The Germans charged for damages.

I was through there this past summer and looked for the turn off. In years past there was a "Ortsuebungsplatz" sign up but it was gone too. Not sure if any of THAT history is left anymore either.

I know a bunch of those guys!! I was on 026 then by the fussball field.

I know where most of them are still except JW.

I have a number of B&W's from the early 80's time frame. I just need to take the time to scan them and post of of interest.

Please do. They would be most appreciated!

We were staying there during WET, and one of the cooks got a BIG lesson in the emersion heater. The Germans got paid for all the people the building had housed, and all that it might have housed for the next 15 years. I knew about this in regards to animals and crops, but never heard it applied to structures.

The stammtisch is currently at the Jagerwirt in Gaissach. unofficial meeting of SFA Chapter 65 is any sat of the month. Official meeting is the 1st Sat at 1300.

Do you mean JR Waters, the medic?

Secretary of the Army
 

I came across this picture of us giving a ski-demo to the Secretary of the Army John L Marsh Jr. who loved to look for excuses to come out to Tolz and Golf or whatever.

This was Jan 89 at the Brauneck, of course.;)
L to R: Chief Spoo, Cpt Anderson, Chief McFarlin, Me (peeking over his shoulder), John L Marsh, Maj Buchmann, Chief Kinney.

Anybody recognize these guys?
 

From a CH-47 jump in January 1980.
Right after the first heavy snowfall of the year.

Attachment 11120

(I don't remember the name of the Jumpmaster).

Attachment 11121

(That's me on the far right).

Attachment 11122

I went back to visit just a couple years ago and took some pictures. The huts are still there, but pretty run down. PM me if you would like me to send them.

drleach

PCT Pictures
 

For sg1987

Here are a few pictures from PCT when I visited a few years back. The camp area is semi-blocked off, but didn't appear to be off limits. Part of the camp looks like a sand and gravel storage area now. The rifle range was still there, but unused and grown over. A few locals were cleaning up the range house to be used as a place for their band to practice. One of them actually remembered an old colleague of mine from back in 1979-1981 at Toelz. Small world.

drleach