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I was stationed at Hahn AB, Germany from 84 - 86. While looking for a place to live, I checked out an apartment in the town of Zell along the Moselle River. This was in the spring and the town was bursting with flowers blooming from flower boxes decorating the the homes and business. It was picture perfect.

Another spot in Germany was between Hahn AB and Ramstein AB. I was sitting in the back of a military bus headed back from Ramstein AB and we were in a "mountainous" area with steep, rocky hills and woods. The area was wilderness with no houses or buildings in sight. I happened to look out the back window and saw on the top of an outcrop of rock, about a hundred feet high, a herd of deer with a buck "posing" at the edge of the cliff over looking the terrain. I looked like a scene from a movie or a nature documentary. I've never forgotten that picture and my regret about it is I didn't have a camera to take a picture.

One thing I loved about Germany is they were serious about taking care of their environment. Driving through the countryside you'd come upon a lot of beautiful scenes.