Military keyword > gonzenheim > Standing at the end of the "Parade Field" approximately were our flag ones stood. The decorative cement /stone wall I'm assuming could have come from the rubble of the "White Elephant" (the large white building in the middle of the 4/69 motor pool). The blue/white apartments in the distance are standing approx. where the NCO Club, PX, and later the Bowling Alley once stood.
Military keyword > gonzenheim > Here I’m standing at the edge of the "Parade Field", looking towards the old run down barracks of a neighboring unit (cant remember the name though) right from those buildings was my second place of duty in HHC 4/69. Our personnel department is now broken down and hidden beyond the fence and high grass. Note the new apartment buildings to the left…
Military keyword > gonzenheim > Another angle from the "Parade Field". To the left is a relax and play zone, with benches and a pavilion or two...
Military keyword > gonzenheim > Looking accross the "Parade Field" close to were our Flag use to stand...
Military keyword > gonzenheim > A view from inside the barracks. I'm standing at the beginning of the "Parade Field"... The path, trees and bushes are part of the new look... since the Germans took over shortly after 4/69's return from "dessert storm".
Military keyword > gonzenheim > This was the entrance to CSC 4/69 Armour, were I use to go though everyday from Jan. 79-Mar.-82 (end of my first tour).
Military keyword > gonzenheim > A closer look at the clock tower.
Military keyword > gonzenheim > Stading inside the main gate. The speakers at the top of the clock tower are missing since Taps are no longer played here... note the cellular transmitters left and right of the tower, or as the Germans would say "Handymast".
Military keyword > gonzenheim > Here is the main entrance. The sign says "Student Housing" Mainz, Gonzenheim. Of course there are no guards standing in the guard shack to the right and the one in the middle no longer exists. I think they removed it before I got out in 86.
Standing at the end of the "Parade Field" approximately were our flag ones stood. The decorative cement /stone wall I'm assuming could have come from the rubble of the "White Elephant" (the large white building in the middle of the 4/69 motor pool). The blue/white apartments in the distance are standing approx. where the NCO Club, PX, and later the Bowling Alley once stood.
 > Standing at the end of the "Parade Field" approximately were our flag ones stood. The decorative cement /stone wall I'm assuming could have come from the rubble of the "White Elephant" (the large white building in the middle of the 4/69 motor pool). The blue/white apartments in the distance are standing approx. where the NCO Club, PX, and later the Bowling Alley once stood.
Standing at the end of the "Parade Field" approximately were our flag ones stood. The decorative cement /stone wall I'm assuming could have come from the rubble of the "White Elephant" (the large white building in the middle of the 4/69 motor pool). The blue/white apartments in the distance are standing approx. where the NCO Club, PX, and later the Bowling Alley once stood.
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