We Made It To Germany 🇩🇪 It’s not how I remember it! 45 Years So Much Has Changed!
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Today we finally made it to Germany where I will get to see my family for the first time since 5 1/2 years ago. This will also be the first time that Gift meets my family in person. My first day is bittersweet as so many things have changed and Germany is not the place I remember it being. Join me while I take you for a little trip down memory lane.
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Nice mate I bet this was the highlight of the trip, David & Jason are big lads. Have an amazing time in Germany enjoy that beer & schnitzel👍😊❤️
Thank you 🙏 mate. I am so happy that I get to see my boys and grandchildren again.
So many memories of your days unfortunately everything changes have a great day and safe travels Joe and Gift
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Glad u got to connect with your family and friends. Enjoy while u can!
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Oh my goodness, This is the best day of your holidays.
Warms my heart to see love from your family and reminisces of your amazing life.
Thank you for giving a lot of your time and travel
Our pleasure! Thank you 🙏 so much for watching.
HI Joe & Gift Welcome to Germany what a fantastic reunion you had with David & Jason,they seem taller than you.
It is amazing like you say how much it has changed but you managed to find some of those old places that you remembered.
Just about to watch you latest video,again thank you Gift looks so happy.
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So cool you got to see your old barracks! I can only imagine the memories you were having seeing everything around the old base even though it’s changed so much. 👍🏼
It was! It brought back some good memories.
Hi Joe and Gift, Wow ! That was amazing ! Joe, you look so happy and your face “lights up” when seeing your family! You are going to have a great time in Germany, we look forward to see more videos. Take care, enjoy every minute and thanks for taking us along ❤
Thank you 🙏 so much.
Hope you have a lovely time with family and friends, it’s amazing witnessing so much change🥰✌🏿
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Great seeing Germany and you’re family and ex
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Wow a trip down memory lane, I have done something similar but it’s surprising how everything changes over the years.
The great thing Joe nothing can take away our memories!
You have a lovely family they are a credit to you.
Must be exhilarating showing Gift your past life.
Looking forward to seeing more adventures.
Take both of you ❤️
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I see your very happy to see you son, grandson and his girlfriend. It's been sometime and great for you to go down memory lane, how things changes. I don't have to say enjoy yourself there, it's very noticeable. Enjoy your time there with your family and Gift.
Thank you 🙏. It was great seeing both my sons and grandchildren. Gift is loving Europe.
What great memories .
So Beautiful you can show gift where you lived .
Such an amazing time catching up with all your family ❤🎉
Very interesting to see how things change over time!
It really is!
Emotional video. So good for old memories to resurface. Enjoy Joe and Gift. 🙏👏
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Tears came to my eyes with that intro. How great was that. Seeing your kids and grand children after so many years.
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Awesome Joe, thanks for sharing your memories 👌🙏
My pleasure!
It was nice to go back in time seeing what life has brought you up to this point.
Super Super Super. To see your interaction with your son and grandson was touching. You remembering your barracks was amazing. I remember my tour of Katterbach, Mannheim, and Heidelberg starting in 1980, but nothing with the details you've shown. This really touched a place deep in my soul. God bless. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you 🙏 for your Service. God bless!
Wow Joe that was some huge base that you worked in during the early days of your Army career! The only thing I can equate it with is USAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath in Suffolk, not too far from where I used to live. Great to be able to get into your old quarters for one last look before it is lost forever. I always have mixed emotions whenever I go back to my old haunts and see all the changes, not always for the better. How great to be able introduce Gift to your family and to spend some time with them. God Bless you all 😀❤🙏
God bless!
Everything old is new again. Times change people change and our memories remain the same. So good you could revisit the past fond memories Joe. This is going to be a fantastic trip down memory lane to watch along with you. Bushyboy Oz.
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I love this video. It brought back so many fond memories. Hanau was my first duty station. I was there from 1982 to 1984. My barrack was on Hutier kaserne. Your mentioning of all those familiar names like Pioneer, Skyland Club, Fliegerhorst and my favorite Lamboy Strasse as well as few others were like music to my ears. I will watch it a few more times just To reminisce.
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Thank you 🙏 very much. Also, Thank you 🙏 for your Service.
Joe, your family was great, especially receiving Gift
Amazing look back into your past, such a very cool vlog. Enjoy your time and thanks for sharing.
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I served 2 tours in Germany, went back in 2015 and such a shock to see the change there
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I got a lump in my throat seeing you hugging your boys...I loved how they warmly greeted Gift.. you remembered your way around pretty good...nice video...thanks for sharing
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It must have been quite emotional to meet up with your family and then revisit where you once lived and worked, to see how it has changed! i have seen videos of the airbase where I served in Germany, everything is still there but nature is slowly reclaiming the land back - so sad to see compared to when I was there. Enjoy the rest of your tour and time in Germany! 👍😃
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Hello Gift & Joe! Good tips to know. Was stationed in Frankfurt Germany during '70-'71 for the US Army at Drake Kaserne, 3rd Armored Division HQs. Participated in the Reforger I joint military exercise with the US Army and German Army. Our Cold War Mission Statement was to defend the Fulda Gap, a route that would allow Soviet forces to take over Europe. Watched the ping pong ball drop with my number on TV; drafted and entered military service May 12,1970. Traipsing down memory lane brings back cherished memories, but Father Time doesn't stand still or stop. Good for you reuniting with family, making more memories with Gift meeting them too.
Thank you 🙏 so much for sharing. Gift and I are having an amazing time with my family.
I was part of reforger 10 years later in '81. Gawd that was 43 years ago now. It was one of the best summers of my life there in the german countryside camping out and living out of army trucks and tents
Òur house is about 15 minutes from the Hanau area...
While stationed in Germany (many places to include Frankfurt, Schwabstadl near Landsberg am Lech, Gunzberg, Pirmasens, and Heidelberg to mention a few) over 25 years I grew to love the country...
Seeing everything and the changes really touches the old heart strings...
Both my daughters and the 6 grandkids all live there still today...
Nice you are able to get back there...Lots of changes but still a very nice place to live (if expensive)...
Enjoy your time, you've got a great family, Joe...I'm sure Gift is enjoying too!
Tchuess für jetz!
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❤Great excitement,VERY HAPPY with you joe and gift Thank you very much for sharing another great great video take care All the best😍🥰
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Well you made it. Yes I left Germany in 1965 went back 20 years later and last time in 2006 it's crazy when you look for landmarks that are not there anymore.
Stay safe , thanks for sharing.
Don't forget to drink that German beer 😊
Thank you 🙏 I’ve had a few German beers already 😊
So good to see you reunite with family, Joe. Long time. Gift is like a kid in a candy shop. Enjoying all she experiences. Have a super time!
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I loved this tour! Your heart must be so happy.
Thank you 🙏. It is.
Special moments their Joe! 😍
The intro had me in tears. I was there in the late 80s and left in 92. Running around my old stomping grounds. That is crazy. Appreciate you taking me down memory lane.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🙏 for your Service.
I was stationed in Berlin and left in 1990 right after seeing the wall come down. Loved that place and the majority of the people I meet there. But it is so different than it was back then. I have a friend who moved back there and updates me on all the things I miss and whats changed.
Great video! One thing you can count on, is change. I left Hahn AB in 86, and visited in 2010 & 2012, and the base was a commercial airport. The one thing that hadn’t changed was how nice and friendly the local residents were. One shopkeeper even called up my landlord(unfortunately she wasn’t home, but I got Mail from her later). So the other thing that didn’t change is everyone in a small German village knew everyone else’s business.
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Thanks so much for this,Joe.My Dad was stationed at Fliegerhorst from 73-78.I used to play pee wee football at Pioneer .It all looks unrecognizable now except for the entrance to and front gate of Fliegerhorst.😢
Thank you 🙏 to your dad for his service.
Glad you made it to Germany 🇩🇪 handsome son Joe. Your son, grandson & girlfriend so happy to see you. Very clean there. Looking forward to tomorrow s video. 😀
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Thank you 🙏 we are having a great time seeing both my sons and grandchildren.
Man this brings back memories of my time stationed in Germany. Looks just like our old barracks. I was stationed in Heilbronn/Nekarsulm from 87-90. I was in Pershing Missile unit and after the treaty with Russia they got rid of them and closed down the barracks. I don’t have any idea if anything is left or if I would even recognize anything but would love to go see!
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Great seeing you with your family, what a blessing. Have fun.
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Nice video Joe! Your memory is a lot sharper than mine, I can hardly remember where most of the stuff was on Clark AB. I also had fun seeing my old barracks here , its still standing but in sad shape. I think Gift was bored LOL Your son is a giant haha
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The old stomping grounds! Very cool! Have fun!
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My father was stationed at "Kitzengen Army base " 3rd army after the war in 47 where he met my mom from Munich ,he was 21 and mom was 17 when they got married. 😂😅 the quick tour of your old Barracks. Good looking kids dude...know you're proud !
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Joe/Gift…glad you are able too visit your old stomping grounds and see your son and his family and share this! I enjoyed my time stationed in Germany 81-85 at Hahn AB down near Kohblenz/Trier!
Thank you 🙏 for your Service. We are having a great time visiting both my sons and grandchildren.
You must have done quite a bit of partying. All I heard was this club, that club, club, club, club. It’s always fun going back to bases you were stationed at overseas.
LOL 😂 I mentioned the clubs because when I first got out of the Army, I worked in the Military Club system. I also partied in them 😊
I was stationed on Cambrai Kaserne in Darmstadt. I went back right before they started ripping them down. I still stay in touch with many of the guys. It was sad, but it really hammered home the fact that we loved that place because of the cross section of the time, the place, and the people.
Great memories! Thank you for your Service.
I can relate Joe. I was stationed in Aschaffenberg 66-67 and was just there back last Sept. and it wasn't the same....I did my best to attempt to recognize and put myself back to no avail. The only recognizable things were the old Schloss and the old church that I still have 57 yo. postcard of it. Have a great time with the family.
Brother Joe, I’m going to tell the president that you trespassed on army property,,Austin going to make you clean up the latrines,,thanks for sharing,,next time you see brother James back at the yard,,ask him about our Air Force barracks,,what you had we wouldn’t even consider living in..😮…long term…
So all your kids are German citizens by the looks of it..can they get dual citizenship with US…
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So interesting. I was stationed In Gelnhausen 1988-1990. Memories of the area…
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Thank you for your service as well..
one of my favorite country Germany. last year during summer I was visited in Berlin, Germany.
I do understand how you feel when walking down memory lane, specially when it is a home away from home, nice to see how it brought back memories. Have a great time with family..Best regards from Norway 🇳🇴
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Very cool that you to to see your old room and all. I went back to my base a few years ago but it was wiped out by a hurricane.
I was surprised myself as it is one of the few buildings still standing.
Same thing with Japan, we had so many bases and housing areas everywhere, now very few left,,things change over time,,take care and remember what was at the time long ago..😊
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This bring back good memories!! I was stationed in Heidelberg NATO HQ Centag in those days
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I was stationed in Spain, Ahlam, Germany, 81 and 82. I would love to go back and see what it looks like now.
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It must have evoked so many emotions
It did! So many beautiful memories.
Was that “Candy Cane” airlines you flew on ? Lol….nice seeing Deutschland again, I’m more around Bremen, Hamburg, and Berlin but good to see your reminisces where you lived and worked…I would drive up to Sassnitz and take the ferry to Sweden…alles ganz gute 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Hey Joe and Gift, yes things change when you go away for a few years. I am going back to America next week for 3 months and I'm sure things have changed a lot. Have fun guys.
Thank you 🙏. Safe travels!
Sukanya says you have a handsome son(s). Grandfather too??? What an awesome reunion and memorable trip for Gift too.
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Loved it!
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Sounds like good memories
Some great memories indeed.
Nice Video & nice family. Must have been great to see your son & grandson again! Was that another son you hugged & said look at you 43 now? @16:05
Thank you 🙏 That is correct, that is my other son and and also my granddaughter that you see Gift and I hugging.
Gifts Starbucks face, priceless 😂😂 nice video
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Hey Joe, I don't recognise Germany anymore even though I grew up there. I left in 1993 and lived in Thailand since then. The cityscapes in Germany actually don't change that fast, but the changes in society and politics are tremendous.
I agree ☝️
Safe travels and much fun:))
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Hi J & G - Lots’ of history & memories. I didn’t realize Manu garrison was that large at the time! From Aviano , I use to fly Into Rhein Main, Wiesbaden, Ramstein, Tempelhof -late 60’s. Did you ever make it to Garmisch? How about Vicenza - 10th Mountain Div.? I would drive my 1200cc VW from A to Garmisch - good fun.
Thank you 🙏 for your Service. I have been to both Garmish and Vicenza.
Wow! Very nice video and your son my goodness ate his wheaties plus your grandson is very handsome as well, doesn't seem possible to see 3 generations because you don't look that old. My dad was in the Army and my older sister was born in germany then me in Fort Benning then back to Germany and my younger sister was born. We lived in Ludwicksberg and Darmstadt. I have a ton of movie slides and 8 mm...it was awesome
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Fond memories are made of this.Joe & Gift are in Germany to visit Joe's son, grandson and his girl friend...the former military bases are primarily still in tact, look great 👍....enjoy your stay 💙 🎉😂😅
Thank you 🙏 I’m really enjoying spending time with both my sons and grandchildren. Gift is having an amazing time as well.
Wow...Pioneer Kaserne is unrecognizable. I was stationed at Pioneer 90-92. Have a great time:)
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Lots of emotions hey Joe
For sure!
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Granny Gift 👵
Don't tell her I said that! 🤣
You are in big trouble next time you see Gift 🤣😂
@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774 When I would drive our Grandson Ash to preschool I would always call Maura, "Granny". Ash would always stop me immediately and forcefully say, "YOU DON'T CALL HER THAT!" I think Maura must have got to him. 🤣
Great video! I'm surprised that you are able to get into your old barrack that easily with no security at all.
Your sons are big built like you. BTW, do your sons have dual citizens?
Thank you 🙏. Yes, both my sons have dual citizenship.
Was in Reforger twice in 77and 79 nice time had in Germany would love to see places again, probably wouldn’t be there now.
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Gutten tag 😁 nice family Joe & Gift
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So happy for you Joe to see your sons mate
Thank you 🙏 so much mate.
Joe. When you were stationed there was there still a US military base in Wurzburg. Our family was there when I was 4 or 5 years old . My dad was US Air Force. Both parents have passed away but I find myself curious about the base and where exactly it was located. We were stationed there in 1965 to 66 I think. Do you have any remembrance of a base there.
I use to drive to Wurzburg every now and then and shop the exchange there. Thank you 🙏 your father for his Service.
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Enjoyed the trip down memory lane. It’s a shame those barracks couldn’t of been converted into living spaces.
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i was at Hutier '84-'86. it had HHB Divarty & 2-6FA(reflagged to 4-82). Engineer battalion next door at Hessen-Homburg, & 1-40FA across the street from there, at Francois. across Lamboy Strasse from Hutier was a Polizei or Grenschutz facility, where they kept armored vehicles(for when the May Day protestors got frisky in front of Pioneer, on the way from NUKEM to downtown).
at 8:15, where you said it's new, my daughter went to a small kindergarten; she's 42 now. that road was my way to work.
Fliegerhorst was also home to a Lance rocket battalion(& special storage facility).
you were an engineer?
Thank you 🙏 for sharing. I was a 63G and worked in Großauheim Kaserne.
Reminds me of my barracks in Schweinfurt! Unfortunately, the majority of those are also torn down.
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Ready to cry at the 1.00min mark.
And my wife is the one who cries.
Sorry 😊
OMG totally unexpected tears#simpleman❤️
Thank you 🙏 so much for watching.
Joe that has happened to a lot of military bases in America. Some navy bases I served at have been closed up and given to civilian use or just completely destroyed. Changes happen to all of us. But we never forget the memories.
I agree ☝️ Great memories!
Willkommen in Deutschland !
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Nice to see you're back to Old Europe and saw your family :) Yeah lotta things do change, and I don't know for you, but it feels to change even faster when you're living abroad. Cheers from NATO and SHAPE country 😎
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Those are some nice-looking barracks. When I got to Bragg, we lived in open bay WWII barracks!🤣
Thank you for your Service. I believe that the barracks on Pioneer Kaserne were built in 1938/1939. I noticed that the latrines were renovated sometime after I got out of the Army.
Hello Joe and Gift, Joe it looks like the TALL genes skipped a generation, hehe, BUT you can definitely see yours in your Grandson.👍👍👍 Nice family. Yes, Joe the only constant in life is change, and in an older man's mind rust never sleeps 😂😂😂. Great video, MORE PLEASE. 10 / 10 Keep Well, Stay Safe my friends.
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Nice noly 260 km away from my house ..Have great time
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The Electric Cowboy is where I met Sabine. Oct 10th 1987. That night I met her it was her, Heike, Sonja and some other chic. You and Sonja were married the other 3 were single and they all 3 met the person they married that night. me and Sabine is the only one still married. WOW nothing is the same there.
Good times brother.
Hello Joe and Gift :) My Sister was born in Hanau. My Father was in the U.S Army and I was born in Ft. Benning / Georgia 🇺🇸❤️
I live now in Germany and I can tell ye, we have not that Germany we had in the past. Germany was liberal now negative! I can tell Yes, u can say what u want, but u have a risk…
The most of the Germans know that:(
So, I hope u enjoy ur time with ur beautiful Gift 🌷
Thank you 🙏 to your father for his Service.
@@thaigirlgiftforeignerjoe7774yeah thx ❤️ He was in Korea and Vietnam :) a great Soldier 🇺🇸❤️
Willkommen in good ol' Germany😅
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Habe fun, enjoy your stay
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I doing my service al so in Germany 1976/3
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Many thanks for the video..Why did your son decide to stay / live in Germany ? German mother ? Beerhouse next ?
Thank you 🙏 Both my sons were born in Germany and yes their mother is German, one of the reasons they stayed in Germany. I also moved a lot during my long career.
How does Gift feel about being an instant Mum/Grand Mum????
Lol 😂 she’s looking forward to being a great grandma 👵🤣
man you look like brothers
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90-92 in Wildflecken. Last guy to get shots on a make up day. I walk back knowing were were going to be deployed. Crap tons of work to do. I get back to the unit and 3 privates are standing around a small 13 in black and white tv. I about starting going off and decide to ask sarcastically why they weren't working and said, whatcha doing? And one turned to me and said 5000 Iraqi solders just surrendered. lol Our unit went on to deactivate. I served during peace time, then war, then peace time again.
I tell everyone they heard I was coming and so they threw in the towel.
Thank you 🙏 to you and all your buddies for your Service.
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You never really notice the changes that much when you live there ... go back a few years later and you can barely recognise the place. Happens to us all.
So true!
prefer you guys in Thailand I think Europe has gone
I haven’t seen my family in over 5 years and Gift never been to Europe so for us definitely worth the trip. I agree ☝️ Europe is not how I remember it.
5 and a half years is too long 😢
Yes it is.
Is Germany too expensive for expats?
Depends on the individual, their lifestyle and their budget.