San Francisco

When I took my first glance at San Francisco coming by car from the airport, I couldn’t believe it. This is supposed to be San Francisco? It looked much smaller than I had imagined – more like a town than a city. The houses themselves … weiterlesen

Poland

Poland surprises me every time. When I visited Poland in 1985, I saw a country with empty grocery stores and restaurants with very short menus. I was forced to exchange a great deal of money, and the taxi driver asked for nearly all of it … weiterlesen

Morocco

If you want to see what a multicultural society means in everyday life, visit Marrakech. Here, a sense of tolerance and brother- and sisterhood between different groups and races and even visitors to the country has developed which is both convincing and smashing. I have … weiterlesen

Kenya

I have been in Kenya for more than two weeks now. I arrived on December 20, 1995, so one should think I would have had enough time to get used to it. This is unfortunately not the case. I have the feeling that I would … weiterlesen

Bad Sulza Commemoration Day – 11 April 2008

Remarks by Chaplain (Colonel) Charles R. Bailey Command Chaplain United States Army, Europe and Seventh Army Mayor Johannes Hertwig, Frau Marion Schneider, Veterans and members of the Russian and Polish delegations, other distinguished guests, Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division, ladies and gentlemen. Good morning. … weiterlesen