• Stiftskirche Kaiserslautern

    Stiftskirche Kaiserslautern

    The Stiftskirche (Collegiate Church) in Kaiserslautern, Germany is a Protestant parish church and one of the most historically and architecturally significant buildings in the city. It is the oldest hall church between the Rhine and Saar…

  • Changing Attitudes

    Changing Attitudes

    My first trip to Germany was in April 1973. I flew Swiss Air from Montreal to Salzburg, via Zurich. As I recall the airfare was about $200 return. My uncle picked me up at the airport…

  • 1944-10-23

    1944-10-23

    Although assigned to the medical group, Bill says he has not been assigned a permanent role. However, he must be busy because he started this letter on the 23rd and didn’t finish it until the 26th…

  • On the Seduction of iPhone Photography

    On the Seduction of iPhone Photography

    Starting up my desktop after just two weeks vacation, I was faced with a deluge of activity. First, my Mac informed me that there were OS updates available. Opening Adobe, it informed me of updates for…

  • 1944-10-18

    1944-10-18

    It’ been 18 days since Bill last wrote. This of course signals something is up, as does the address “The South West Pacific”. We know now that he was on his way to Leyte, an island…