August 15, 2017 Volume 765This Biweekly Update is published every other Tuesday. Its purpose is to keep the Hof Reunion Association (HRA) membersinformed about events occurring between regular publications of the Hof Connection Newsletter which appears in Januaryand July of each year..

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Reunion Status UpdateSteve MurphreyAdjutant, HRA

hofreunion@nc.rr.com

Registration for Albuquerque is (essentially) done, at 109 attendees.However, we know there will be a few more straggling in next week. Atleast, that’s the way the evidence points. So, it looks like we will justabout match Traverse City for attendees.

Tee shirts will be ordered tomorrow [14 Aug 17], so it looks likestragglers will not get any. Don [Riverkamp<river1940@sbcglobal.net>] can clarify this, if you have questions.

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Happy August

BirthdayLamb John August 2, 1941Gelascon Richard (friend Vinson) August 3, 1929Hopper Sophye August 3, 1931Holden Darlene August 4, 1939Wible John August 4, 1941Williams Kristine August 4, 1945Bussiere Kathy August 5, 1948Nottingham Phyllis August 6, 1943Natalie Karin August 7, 1942Christenson Mary A. August 8, 1945Bales Helga August 10, 1946Gray John August 10, 1946Nelson Janice August 10, 1947Peterson Lance August 10, 1940Berry Gert August 12, 1938Riggin Jim August 12, 1939Spaeth Timothy August 13, 1946Carrico Kathryn August 14, 1947Flannery Bruce August 14, 1946Resnick Howard August 14, 1937Campbell Alfred August 16, 1946Rabidoux Alan August 16, 1946Wymard Almut August 16, 1941Novelli Doris August 17, 1940McDaniel Jim August 18, 1942Churchill Dallas August 19, 1930Cowherd Brigitte August 21, 1945Mapel Robert August 22, 1939Prince Larry August 22, 1941Bienko John August 23, 1937Murray Phil August 23, 1940Thomas Billy August 23, 1936Szyperski Mary August 24, 1926Pirozzi Rosemarie August 25, 1936Thomas Phyllis August 25, 1943Campbell Jay August 26, 1941Harland Bernard August 26, 1937Heggie Norman August 26, 1942

Knight Tom August 26, 1932Brady Sam August 28, 1937Dickson Karen August 28, 1960Bender Elisa August 29, 1946Pirozzi Pasquale August 29, 1936Smith James J. August 29, 1942McDaniel Mary August 30, 1941Campbell Karin "Schaller" August 31, 1947Eberhardt Suzanne August 31, 1946Schefft Valerie August 31, 1951

Happy August

AnniversaryFutrell Sidney & Gayle August 2, 1987Berger Larry & Donna August 5, 1967Dorsch John & Robyn August 5, 1972Murch Walter & Shirley August 8, 1964Resnick Howard & Patti August 8, 1964Tweed Dewey & Theresa August 12, 2011Niebuhr Claude & Susanne August 13, 1966Webb Marvin & Nora August 13, 1966Librizzo Jerry & Erika August 14, 1971Detzler Michael & Laura August 15, 1995McGuire Paul & Marlene August 18, 1955Atwood Ronald & Karen August 21, 1965Hall Billy & Karin August 21, 1965Combs Bill & Marcia August 23, 1958Gebhardt Rainer & Cynthia August 23, 1972Hamill Melvin & Ilse August 23, 1968Szyperski Raymond & Mary August 23, 1958Delp Richard & Shannon August 24, 1968Mapel Robert & Janet August 26, 1972Murphrey Stephen & Donna August 30, 1969Deemer Alexander & Karen August 31, 1968Murray Phil & Jo August 31, 1963

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Happy September

BirthdayHines Ursula September 1, 1939Kallas Jay September 1, 1952Tweed Dewey September 2, 1937Williams Lynn September 2, 1946Hall Billy September 3, 1942Patterson James September 3, 1930Lindquist Mary September 4, 1954Greene Leroy September 6, 1940Middendorf Jerry September 7, 1942Kallas Sherri September 8, 1966Payne Eldon September 8, 1936Scholle Thomas September 8, 1941Schwandt Rodney September 8, 1946Unger Loran September 8, 1936Niebuhr Susanne September 10, 1944Payne Margit September 10, 1940Rocha Louis September 10, 1930Hinchey Harold September 11, 1937Ward Bob September 13, 1936Burton Jerry September 14, 1943Gallimore Jackie September 14, 1941Stanfield Cha-hee September 15, 1940Fry Richard September 16, 1943Samberg Cindy September 17, 1953Wiemann Bill September 17, 1942Simonds Jerry September 18, 1945Jones Wayne September 19, 1945Tribble Walter September 19, 1948Gebhardt Rainer September 21, 1941Ruth Phil September 21, 1939Slappey Braxton September 21, 1942Emery Jo Ann September 22, 1953Henderson Hazel September 22, 1945Mapel Janet September 23, 1944Delp Shannon September 24, 1946Greer Murray September 24, 1930Wymard David September 25, 1941Ward Edie September 27, 1942

Harland Lisa September 28, 1937Mattice Renate September 28, 1946Conard Carol September 29, 1945Bussiere Michael September 30, 1942Cann Sherry September 30, 1948

Happy August

AnniversaryPoturalski Melvin & Madonna September 1, 1962Higginbotham Charles & Elanor September 2, 1961Payne Pete & Margit September 2, 1960Fontes John & Bertha September 4, 2003Bienko John & Christa September 3, 1964Sturzl Frank & Brenda September 5, 1988Gray John & Kathleen September 6, 1967Gambone Anthony & Adi September 8, 1962Meadows Kenneth & Suong September 12, 2014Riggin Jim & Traudl September 12, 1959Cann Larry & Sherry September 14, 1987Sorensen Grant & Dona September 17, 1980Spirk Donald & Diane September 17, 1966Nottingham C. Wade & Phyllis September 20, 1961Chaney Bill & Bobbie September 21, 1991Williams Richard & Kristine September 28, 1986

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NO ILLNESSES REPORTED THIS PERIOD

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(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)Joachim Haese, Husband of Helga Haese

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A note from Helga: “A memorial service was held on 1 August, attended by many friends, neighbors andformer coworkers. I want to thank everyone for their words of sympathy, condolence cards, e-mails, phonecalls, and for the money donations in lieu of flowers. His urn will be placed to rest on 18 August.”

Funeral Service for Joachim Haese

(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

NONE REPORTED THIS PERIOD

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Membership Renewals(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

Last First Dues RemarksJones Jesse $15.00 FY17Persons Terry $30.00 FY19

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Donations(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

Last First AmountPersons Terry $10.00

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New Find/Reconnected(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

Last First Address/City/State/Zip Code Telephone Email

Jones Jesse jesse@wastecontrolaz.com

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Thank you!

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Corrections: Address/Phone/Email(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

Last First Address/City/State/Zip Code Telephone Email

Nelson Miles 280 NW 75�� Rd.Centerview/MO/64019

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New Members(08/05/17 - 08/15/17)

NO NEW MEMBERSHIPS THIS PERIOD

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SANDIA PEAK TRAMWAY–https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6J2HU5Evk

INDIAN PUEBLO CULURAL CENTER–http://www.indianpueblo.org/

SAN FELIPE DE NERI CHURCH–http://sanfelipedeneri.org/

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PARISH HISTORY–

https://sanfelipedeneri.org/parish-history

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Last First State Guest

Alekson Bob & Sandy FLAlexander James & Susan TXBallou Willies & Cathye TXBarnes David & Terry MT Guests, SchuetyBoggs Mike KY Guest, HoldenCampbell J.C. & Mary CACherpes Gary & Sandy MIChurchill Dallas TXClemons Mark & Peggy OKDavino Barbara FLDietz Alois & Rosie GEFahrbach Christa NYFurrow Tallie IA Friend, PhippsFutrell Sidney & Gayle TXFukomoto Francis & Jo Ann HIHall Billy & Karin AZHamill Melvin & Ilse DEHeggie Norm & Norma MAHines Norman & Ursula WAHolden Dan & Darlene KYHörath Robert & Hanna GEJones Jesse & Esther AZJones Wayne & Linda NMJuergens Ken & Briana MOKaiser MatthewKielbania Ken & Gay FLKrcma Greg & Sandy WIKreuzer Richard & Heidi MILamb John AZLittle Bill MSLuckenbill Nita AZ Friend, LambMangas Jerry PAMiddendorf Jerry & Hilde MDMikloiche Tom & Inge CTMüller Anna GEMurch Walter & Shirley CAMurphrey Steve & Donna NCMurray Phil & Jo CANatalie Karin MINelson Miles & Janice MONiebuhr Claude & Susanne MSNorwood Margit TX

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Last First State Guest

Pace John & Agnes GAPhiipps Phyllis IAPouch Heidi TXQuarterman Henry & Dorothea GAQueen Rosie DEReed DeanRichardson, Mary KS Guest, SpicerRiggin Jim & Traudl CORiverkamp Don TXRobinson Jerry & Gudrun TNScanny Dan & Carol CAScholl John MOSchuety Ramon & Elfriede MTScott Brent & Linda CAShananhan Michael ILSinchak Noel FLSorensen Grant & Dona TXSpaeth Timothy GASpicer Claude KSStankich Charles & Evi TXThompson Dean & Shirley TXThompson Francis COTiller Roy & Claudia MDTribble Walter & Margot TNWard Bill & Edie FL

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Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations! Although the deadline to register for the reunion itselfwas on 10 August, you will have until 20 August to register at the hotel and to still get the specialreunion rate of $79/night.

Fairfield Inn by Marriott Hotel1760 Menaul Boulevard NE

Albuquerque, NM 87102

505-889-4000 gets you the hotel’s direct line.

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Brought to our Attention By HRA Member Jerry Middendorf

j.middendorf@comcast.net

In a recent post to the HRA Facebook Page, Jerry mentioned that starting next year, travelers from certainstates will need to have a passport to travel within the United States. Since this will potentially affect HRAmembers traveling to the 2018 reunion, I did a little research. Here is what the Department of HomelandSecurity says:

NewsroomReal ID Identification Not Needed For Domestic Flights Until 2018

MAY 15, 2017

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) states that REAL ID-compliant identification, such as a driver'slicense from a REAL ID-compliant state or a passport, will not be required to fly domestically until January 22,2018. Prior to this implementation deadline, residents of all states may still use a state-issued driver’s licenseor identification card for domestic air travel.

Effective January 22, 2018, air travelers with identification that does not meet the REAL ID Act requirementsand whose state does not have an extension must present an alternative form of identification in order to boarda domestic flight. Examples of acceptable forms of identification include U.S. military or dependent ID, DHStrusted traveler cards, airline or airport-issued ID, passport book or passport card, or federally recognizedtribal-issued photo ID.

We encourage you to check the REAL ID compliance status of your state on the DHS website and reviewTSA’s list of acceptable forms of identification. You should also check with your state’s licensing agency abouthow to acquire a REAL ID-compliant identification card.

We encourage all travelers to Apply Early for a passport well ahead of planned travel or REAL IDimplementation dates. Whether renewing a passport or applying for the first time, the passport applicationprocess can be completed without added stress if done ahead of time.

There has been increasing demand for U.S. passports in recent years. Our peak season is January throughAugust, so during that time you can expect us to take longer to return your passport to you. If you can wait toapply during our slow season, between September and December, your passport will be returned to you morequickly.

NOTE: You can fill out your passport application online, athttps://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html

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Tip fromHRA Member Bruce Cookbcook77@woh.rr.com

As some of you know, Marianne Baumgärtel Way is currently in Hof, to be with her sister who has end-stagecancer. Marianne recently posted a “HELP” request on our HRA Facebook Page. She was wondering howshe could get hooked up with Internet while she is in Germany.

Bruce Cook was able to help her out. He and Brigitte divide up their year between the U.S. and Germany, andBruce had the following tip:

“You can get an Internet USB Stick from Aldi’s. Talk to Aldi’s about the best way to get it registered,and then you can get 5 or 5.5 gigs of data for 15 Euros for 30 days. Just be careful and make sure youchoose the Internet XL which you can use 24/7. If you use a lot of data, the 5 or 5.5 gigs will not lastyou 30 days.”

NOTE: I don’t know about you, but I had no idea that you could do this. When I stayed with my cousin Sonjalast year, the problem didn’t come up because she has Internet service. But, if you are going to Germany andyou are staying someplace where there is no Internet on the premises, then this is a great alternative. Thankyou, Bruce!

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FIRST FEMALE ENLISTED PILOT

Tech. Sgt. Courtney poses for a photo before the 558thFlying Training Squadron's Undergraduate Remotely PilotedAircraft Training Course graduation Aug. 4, 2017, at JointBase San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. Courtney is the first-ever enlisted female to qualify as an RPA pilot. Namebadges were blurred due to Air Force limits on disclosure ofidentifying information for RPA operators. (U.S. Air ForceIllustration/Tech. Sgt. Ave I. Young).

You can read the U.S. Air Force article here.

NOTE: As you know, an RPA (UAV/Unmanned AerialVehicle) is controlled via computer. I found this utube videowhich shows what a ground station (the place from which theRPA is controlled) looks like.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6H1rzSNFw0

Having worked in the ISR Directorate while I was at WarnerRobins Air Logistics Center, I can tell you that the software inthese ground stations is constantly being upgraded.

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USAFSS TO AF ISR AGENCY 1948-2010

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The previous page of emblem descriptions is from a find I made while searching for the origin of the name of“Hof Street” on Security Hill (Annex of Lackland AFB). I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I did comeacross the “History of the AF ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) Agency and itsPredecessor Organizations.” It’s lengthy–over 50 pages; but you can read it online here. (I’m possibly alittle bit nuts, so I printed it out.)

AN GLR-1/AN FLR-12 Site,6915 SG, Hof-Saale, Germany,1965

You can find this picture on Page 17 of the document.

NOTE: It’s been seven years since this document was published.Maybe there is an update out there somewhere, or maybesomeone is working on one? You might just find some of thenewest information at the 25th Air Force website.

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HOF STREET ON SECURITY HILL, SAN ANTONIO, TX

Back to my original quest to find out how “Hof Street” on Security Hill got its moniker. According to itsdescription in the Internet, “Security Hill is located in San Antonio, Texas and is part of Joint Base SanAntonio. Primarily mission-focused in cyber and intelligence, Security Hill is home to numerous unitssuch as JIOWC, 24th AF, 67th Cyberspace Wing and the 25th AF (formally known as the Air ForceIntelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency). All units on Security Hill are consideredtenant units of JBSA-Lackland.” Many years ago, I had the occasion to visit Security Hill. A recentnewspaper article about San Antonio’s military history reminded me of that visit. I noted at that time that therewas a Hof Street. I Googled it and, sure enough, the street is still on the map.

I wrote an email to Public Affairs at Security Hill, and asked if they could give me the history of Hof Street. Sofar, I have not heard back. I think I will write to the History Office at Lackland AFB next.

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THE CEMETERIES OF HOF

Did you know that Hof has three cemeteries? There is the main cemetery, located at Plauener Straβe 1 in Hof.Another cemetery is located in the area of Moschendorf, Friedhofstraße 27; and the third cemetery is theJewish cemetery near Wölbattendorf, between the Kaserne and the Site.

The Main Cemetery:

Most of you are probably familiar with the main cemetery,located at Plauener Straβe

The cemetery/Friedhof goes back to 1878. About 78 of thegravesites there are protected under the Landmark Status.You can click on the yellow circles on this map of the olderarea of the main cemetery, and get the information of eachlandmark gravesite.

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At right, you can see a photograph of the gravesites of victims of thebombing of Hof, on 8 April 1945.

What some of you may not now, and what genealogists arehaving a difficult time with, is that a grave site in Germany is notforever in most cases. An article in the Stars and Stripes, on 29June 2010, describes what happens to German graves.“Under German law, families lease grave sites for aspecific period of time, usually from 15 to 30 years. And, ifa family is unable or unavailable to renew the lease, thegrave’s contents are removed and the grave site reverts tostate ownership and may be reused, German cemeteryofficials said.” This often is a disappointment to visitors whoCome to Germany to visit their ancestor’s grave site, and find it gone.

The Moschendorf Cemetery:

The village of Moschendorf became part of Hof on 1 April 1906. Whenit became part of Hof, Moschendorf was also allowed to have its owncemetery; but, because of the old cemetery’s small acreage, onlythose who actually lived in Moschendorf at the time of its incorporationwith Hof can be buried in the Moschendorf cemetery. All others will beburied in the main cemetery of Hof.

At left is theAuferstehungskirche, aLutheran church associatedwith Moschendorf and locatednext to the cemetery, on

Rabensteiner Straβe. The cemetery itself is located on (where else?)Friedhofstraβe and Rabensteiner Straβe (see sketch at right). Info fromWikipedia

Moschendorf has quite a history. From 1878 to 1957 it was home to aporcelain factory AND the Concentration Camp Moschendorf which was

established at the factory site in 1941. Go to http://www.dvhh.org/history/dp_camps/moschendorf-DE.htm forthe history of this camp, in English. After WW II (1945 - 1962), the former KZ camp became a large camp forrefugees. Today, a textile factory (Textilgruppe Hof) and other businesses occupy that area.

The Jewish Cemetery:

During our last reunion in Hof, as we were headed to Bayreuth and other places by bus, we drove by thiscemetery, which is located at the Hohensaas, in the direction of Wölbattendorf. From the comments of someof the bus passengers, I could tell that this was the first time they had noticed that cemetery. If you didn’t livein that part of town, and if you weren’t Jewish, you might well not have been aware that it was there.

According to Wikipedia, The cemetery was established in 1911. During the reign of the Nazis, it was used as astorage area for building materials, and after WW II, it again became a cemetery.

At left is a historical marker for the cemetery–one ofmany markers that the City of Hof has.

A mass grave of 142 Jewish concentration campprisoners is located here, as is a monument which bearsthe inscription "Hier ruhen 142 unschuldig ermordeteJuden - Opfer der barbarischen Naziherrschaft"(Here rest 142 innocent murdered Jews - Victims of thebarbaric reign of the Nazis). For more on this and otherJewish cemeteries, see http://www.alemannia-judaica.de/hof_friedhof.htm.

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THE CITY ARCHIVES OF HOF

For you Hofers:

● Do you know who your ancestors are, where they came from, what their occupations were?

● How did streets in Hof get their names?

● Since when does Hof belong to Bavaria?

● Why is the majority of Hof protestant?

● What do you tell people when they ask you about the history of your hometown?

You can find the answers to all of these questions, and more, in the city’s archives. It doesn’t cost you a pennyto use the archives. However, if you do request information, via mail, about your ancestors, then you do haveto pay for the research and for any photocopies you may want the city personnel to send you. (Info fromhttp://www.stadtarchiv-hof.de/)

NOTE: Small groups can book tours to visit the archives, which is something that’s definitely on my bucket list.In my own genealogy research I have requested documents from Hof’s archives several times, and havealways been happy with the thoroughness and the quick replies I got.

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Last week I took Calvin to one of his doctor’s appointments at a VA satellite clinic. While I was in the waitingroom with him, I was looking around for anything interesting to read, and came across an excerpt from TheBulletproof Mind, by LtCol David Grossman. Here it is:

LtCOL GROSSMAN ON SHEEP, WOLVES AND SHEEPDOGS

One Vietnam veteran, an old retired colonel, once said this to me: “Most of the people in our society are sheep.They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident….” “Then there are thewolves,” the old war veteran said, “and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy.” Do you believe there arewolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in thisworld and they are capable of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend it is not so, you become asheep. There is no safety in denial….“Then there are sheepdogs,” he went on, “and I’m a sheepdog. I live toprotect the flock and confront the wolf.”

If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen: a sheep. If you have a capacityfor violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath--a wolf.But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? Then you are asheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero’s path. Someone who can walk into the heart ofdarkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed….

Let me expand on this old soldier’s excellent model of the sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs. We know that thesheep live in denial; that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world.They can accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, firealarms and fire exits throughout their kids’ schools. But many of them are outraged at the idea of putting anarmed police officer in their kid’s school. Our children are dozens of times more likely to be killed, andthousands of times more likely to be seriously injured, by school violence than by school fires, but the sheep’sonly response to the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or harm their childrenis just too hard, so they choose the path of denial.

Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They wouldprefer that he didn’t tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports incamouflage fatigues holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs,spray paint himself white, and go, “Baa.” Until the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately tohide behind one lonely sheepdog….

Understand that there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be.Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: He is always sniffing around out on the perimeter, checkingthe breeze, barking at things that go bump in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle. That is, the youngsheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to thesound of the guns when needed right along with the young ones.

Here is how the sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the wolf will never come, but thesheepdog lives for that day. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep, that is, most citizensin America said, “Thank God I wasn’t on one of those planes.” The sheepdogs, the warriors, said, “Dear God, Iwish I could have been on one of those planes. Maybe I could have made a difference.” When you are trulytransformed into a warrior and have truly invested yourself into warriorhood, you want to be there. You want tobe able to make a difference.

While there is nothing morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior, he does have one real advantage.Only one. He is able to survive and thrive in an environment that destroys 98 percent of the population.

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FOOTBALL IN HOF

Yes, American football–not soccer! Jerry Mangas <jmangas@ptd.net> sent in the following:

Hof Jokers - American Football seit (since) 1992

Seriously, (NO JOKE!)–this is a German teamplaying American football. Find out about them athttp://www.hof-jokers.de/

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