DC6.jpg 78 hits | 39.54 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 The last event was a formal reception dinner at the German embassy, and my passengers invited me to attend.
DC5.jpg 82 hits | 61.88 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 The hotel fire alarm went off one afternoon, and I gave the PA instructions in German, since there were so many staying here. It turned out to be a Chlorine gas leak from the swimming pool, and it was cleared up by the time we got back from dinner.
DC4.jpg 77 hits | 60.02 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 These were the US officers attending the event, and the NCOs supporting it. I'm back there on the R behind my glasses.
DC3.jpg 79 hits | 37.66 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 Boy, those 2 weeks of summer duty with the National Guard can be such a pain...
This view is from my room in the Crystal City Marriott.
DC2.jpg 62 hits | 76.51 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 On the first drive with my passengers, the car's muffler blew out, and they nicknamed it "the Sherman tank" because of the noise. Even after I traded it in for one that wasn't broken down, the name stuck. These guys were a lot more casual...
DC1.jpg 86 hits | 49.74 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 I arrived a few days before the activities to familiarize with the locations & routes.
DC0.jpg 73 hits | 59.04 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 While I was in an intel unit, I did a summer "camp" in DC as a driver/interpreter for a group of German reserve officers attending a convention.
BFV32Pile.jpg 73 hits | 59.29 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 After the end of summer camp, and cleaning up all the equipment back at the armory, everyone let off some steam.
BFV31Hollywood.jpg 71 hits | 30.19 KB | Posted: 11/11/11 Not quite as dramatic as you see in movies, but it's enough to cut through 18 inches of armor or 3 feet of reinforced concrete.
