Comments From Sembach Folks
These comments were submitted between January and June 1996. They are listed in reverse chronilogical order.If you would like to leave a comment, please fill out our comment form.
Date: Thu Jun 27 18:58:15 CDT 1996
Name: Brad Burke
Email: jgalla52@mail.caps.maine.edu
Arrive: 1980
Depart: 1983
Class of: 1989
How: Stumbled On It
Homepage: http://www.maine.edu
Comments: This is amazing, I can recall alot of memories, suicide hill, and run from the mp's down by the fence line where we weren't not allowed. Remeber walking to school in the dark from base housing, and wondering if the sun would ever come out, or if it would ever get warm. If anybody remembers me drop a line.
Date: Thu Jun 27 11:41:06 CDT 1996
Name: Jerri Bornhoft
Email: cookin1@pressenter.com
Arrive: 1977
Depart: 1983
Class of: 1979
How: DoDDS Alumni Page
Comments: Hello everyone. My brother Jackie and my sister Demi have been looking for people for years! My brother Larry died on the trip to Spain in1983. I know the whereabouts of bob and billy shea if anybody wants to contact them. Hey, does anybody remember maids rooms?
Date: Wed Jun 26 22:43:35 CDT 1996
Name: Sven Toothman
Email: svent@nh.ultranet.com
Class of: 1986
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: Ihr seit ja alle verueckt. Live in Deutschland since 81, still live there in some form or another. K-town is a one of a kind place with one of a kind people. Lot's of friends and lot's of memories, or maybe not. Can't remember. If you know me write, if not write, I am in constant contact with Kaiserslautern, and can help find people still living there, both German and American. Be glad to help if i can. Tchuess.
Date: Mon May 20 15:05:46 CDT 1996
Name: Jack McAdoo
Email:orlandomagic@msn.com
Arrive: 1968
Depart: 1971
Class of: 1979
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: Wow, a Sembach page! My family had a great time while we lived there. My brothers Dewey and Jimmy were pretty well known there, but who wasn't I guess! Hope to hear from people who were there when we were.
Date: Mon May 13 22:26:00 CDT 1996
Name: Chris Ahrendt
Email:ahrendt@jaxnet.com
Arrive: 1979
Depart: 1990
Class of: 1985
How: Another Sembacher
Homepage: http://jax.jaxnet.com/~ahrendt
Comments: hmmm what should I say.... I remember the days of Suicide hill and sledding it.. trying to avoid the ditch at the end. I remember my friend John Volden and his killer attack rabbit Pommes Fritz.... what ever became of him.... My friend Pat who was allergic to everything... Gabby who is still as far as I know still at Sembach and has a cute kid.... many other good and bad things do I remember... [smile]
Date: Sat May 11 20:34:32 CDT 1996
Name: Leo Thibodeaux
Email:leo@aloha.com
Arrive: 1977
Depart: 1982
Class of: 1981
How: Link From Another Page
Homepage: http://aloha.com
Comments: How is Sembach today? As you can see I left there In 82. I graduated from K-Town in 81. I need some info ASAP about what retiree privileges are, i.e. Commissary and BX. My mom is from Germany and will be returning on vation to Regensburg at the end of this month. I know Munich has an Army base with a commissary and exchange. Do you have a ration system or does a person need a special card other than ID to get into the BX or exchange. I have lots of other questions and great stories to tell about my time at sembach or as we used to call it "skumbatch air patch." If anybody would like to share e-mail and has the info I would greatly appreciate it. My email address is leo@aloha.com. I'm in the Air Force and station at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Thanks Leo
Date: Fri May 10 22:37:51 CDT 1996
Name: Tracy Pappa (Knight)
Email:jimandtracy@mcn.net
Arrive: 1981
Depart: 1983
Class of: 1987
How: A Search Engine
Homepage: http://www.mcn.net/~jimandtracy/
Comments: Great to see that there is a way to contact former Sembacher's. I lived there in the early 80's. I've been wondering what happened to some of my old friends. Kept in touch with a few, but it's been awhile. Anyone out there know Tobey Lee Hannsz? How about Trudy Backus? Heather and Mike Thomas, Mike Thompson? Anyway....I'm married now to a guy that is in the Air Force (no big surprise there [grin]). We are stationed at Malmstrom AFB in Montana. Before that we were at Griffiss AFB in NY. I have two sisters....Susan Knight (graduated in 87 at Torrejon AFB) and Melissa Knight. They both live in Illinois now. Anyone want to correspond just email me at: jimandtracy@mcn.net.
Date: Mon May 6 22:37:51 CDT 1996
Name: Ron "Willy" Williams
Email: Scubaore@band1.bandwidth.net
Arrive: 1988
Depart: 1993
How: A Search Engine
Comments: I taught SCUBA Diving at Sembach, Ramstein, Bauhmholter.ECT.. Was Stationed at the Fire Dept. as a SSGT.. Loved Sembach & most of it's personel. The base leadership was great. Can't say anything about the F.D.. With Germany came both my children, OCT 89 & JULY 92. Memories galore. Now own my business in Oregon and my own house. Still married after 15 great years. Sembach was the turning point in our life (THANKS MARKLEY). I hope to hear from some of our old friends.
Date: Wed May 1 08:54:16 CDT 1996
Name: Anthony K. Worsley
Email:TonyKW@aol.com
Arrive: 1960
Depart: 1963
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: Stationed there not as brat. Was 38th Missile Wing Hq with Hahn, Bitburg, Spangdalem under them. Been long time. Been Back in the 70s for visit and had not changed all that much. Best football stadium in Europe. Was in 2134 Comm Sq before it was AFCS. Worked in Comm Center and the Base & Tactical Switchboards. Walked up & down all those steps to the Tac Swbd. If I remember right the Tigers won championship in 1963. Berlin crisis saw large increase in man power to base mostly from reserves in 1962. Would like to see more history about base as whole. Back then biggest treat was around 1962 when a mobile Pizza trailer was parked at the t intersection road to town of Sembach. Married in the bergermeister office in 1963. Ate in the chow halls (what they were called then) it was an experience, since most of us did not drink butter milk that much, nor could we get good chocalate milk, though they did try with some variations. Hwy 40 to K-twn was a dangerous then too. Lived in town of Meghlingen (I think) and missed all the small town wursts fests. Is the Matador missile structure still at the top of the Hill, it always impressed me and reminded me back then why we were there. Well I am over my 100 words sorry. Take out what you want. Like to hear from anyone that was there. -Tony Worsley
Date: Sun Apr 21 13:35:04 CDT 1996
Name: Jessica Ahrendt
Email: ahrendt@minotafb.ndak.net
Arrive: 1985
Depart: 1994
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: I am so happy to have found this page. I went from kindergarten through most of 7th grade at Sembach. I would love to hear from anyone who knew me or would like to swap stories.
Date: Sat Apr 13 09:35:52 CDT 1996
Name: Chris Cloppas
Email: 101706.766@compuserve.com
Arrive: 1992
Depart: here
Class of: 1998
How: A Search Engine
Comments: hello...is there anyone that lives in this little sembach town now...1996...please tell me ..because everyone elses mail is so old...thanks dawgs..chris kicks....
Date: Wed Apr 10 15:17:54 CDT 1996
Name: John Barrett
Email:Argus@argy.com
Arrive: 1991
Depart: 1994
How: Stumbled On It
Homepage: http://www.argy.com
Comments: I wasn't a DoDDs member but I played one on TV. I was stationed there and helped out a lot with the Teen group started by Nate Smith. Just thought I'd drop a line and say hello...
Date: Tue Apr 9 21:54:42 CDT 1996
Name: Beth Donahue (Giglio)
Email: ahrendtd@minotafb.ndak.net
Arrive: 1978
Depart: 1990
Class of: 1989
How: ESP
Comments: Good God! There are others out there after all. We got to Sembach in 1978, left in 1981, came back in 1986 and I finally left in 1990. Any body out there from KAHS class of '89? Well, to let those of you who went to KAHS with me know, I lived out a lot of my dreams so far (and a few extra). I became the writer I said I would, joined the Air Force and will be finishing my degree to become an officer in the next few years (child birth and marriage kind of side stepped me). So any of you fools who went hooping and hollerin' with me, email me or write to me at the following address:
Beth Giglio
18th Wing
PSC 80, Box 11786
APO AP 96367-1786
(I'm moving to Kadena AB, Okinowa, Japan in a couple of weeks.)
Take care and remember the graduation at the football field!
Date: Mon Apr 8 01:23:01 CDT 1996
Name: Robert Esker
Email:zjc42@ttacs.ttu.edu
Arrive: 1980
Depart: 1983
Class of: 1991
Comments: I left just prior to fourth grade.... just an obnoxious kid. Does anybody remember movies for 25 cents?
Date: Fri Apr 5 20:29:52 CST 1996
Name: Sally Doherty
Email:lingus@aol.com
Arrive: 1973
Depart: 1977
Class of: 1976
How: Another Sembacher
Comments: This was a great idea. Does anyone remember skipping school and catching the bus to K-town? If so, I was probably with you. What about that wind on the hill near the bowling alley on those cold nights walking home from the movies. And those blue busses to school--the german bus drivers didn't care what you did!!! If anyone remembers me, my brothers Ted and Johnny, my sister, Mary, or our collie, Duke, I'd love to hear from you.
Date: Thu Apr 4 16:35:46 CST 1996
Name: John J. Doherty
Email: john_doherty@harvard.edu
Arrive: 1973
Depart: 1977
Class of: 1980
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: (I can't believe this!) Yes, I remember the steel mat on the commissary parking lot and the many weekends drinking beer in the Maid's Rooms of base housing! I attended 6th-9th grades at Sembach & part of 10th at K-town. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything! I was waterboy for the Tigers in '75 when they lost every game. I still have the jersey they gave to me. My brother died in a car wreck on B-40(?) in 1977 so we PCS'd right away. But I never forgot The Bach!
Date: Sun Mar 31 02:20:06 CST 1996
Name: Mike Tipton
Email:tip@newwave.net
Arrive: 1984
Depart: 1988
How: Link From Another Page
Homepage: http://www.newwave.net/~tip
Comments: Great page! My family and I lived at Sembach from 84-88. My children, Scott, Wendy, Eric, and Jason (Bond) attended school at Sembach Elementary, Jr HS, and K-Town HS. We lived in Gundersweiler when we first arrived, and later, on base at 94A3. Those were such lovely apartments! I miss getting curry wurst from the little Imbiss just outside the gate. Also, Christmas in the walk platz at K-town was beautiful. I managed the telephone switchboard there for the Comm Sq., and my wife Barbara was the secretary for the NCO Club (old and rec. center locations but not the new one). I would love to hear from anyone who remembers our family. Send an E-mail and I promise to answer. One thing I don't miss is hearing "Alarm Red" blaring outside my bedroom windows during REFORGER. Sembach was a good home and provided a nice place for my familty to grow. Remember the "Tigers".
Date: Wed Mar 27 15:10:06 CST 1996
Name: Susan Ring-Vitue
Email: svitue@aol.com
Arrive: 1977
Depart: 1982
Class of: 1982
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: This is a great idea! I went to Sembach in 1977-78, then to K-Town for high school, graduating in 1982. My most vivid memory of Sembach was all the neighboring farmers fertilizing (the old fashined way!) at the same time!!!! I thought I would die!!! Anyway, anyone who went to Sembach or even K-Town, I'd like to hear from you and share some other military brat memories!!! (folks who grew up in one place all their lives just don't understand!!) P.S. I was in 8th grade at Sembach and went by the name Criss Ring, which I changed back to Susan for high school.
Date: Wed Mar 27 01:00:10 CST 1996
Name: Eric Solorio
Email: solorio@primenet.com
Arrive: 1982
Depart: 1984
Class of: 1988
How: A Search Engine
Homepage: http://www.primenet.com/~solorio
Comments: Wow, If you recognize me or you were at Sembach while I was there I'd love to hear from you. Anyone remember Aaron Stevens? Take care all you other Sembach brats... :)
Date: Tue Mar 26 08:46:28 CST 1996
Name: Dennis Brooke
Email: dennisbrk@aol.com
Arrive: 1988
Depart: 1991
How: A Search Engine
Comments: Great page. I was stationed at Sembach as the Airfield Manager during the fall of the Berlin Wall and until shortly after the Gulf War. I miss friends, wein probing, volks- marches, and late evenings at the O'Club and Gasthauses. I've had friends return there since the airfield closed and they say it's pretty depressing. I still stay in touch with a lot of Sembach friends.
Date: Sat Mar 23 13:43:46 CST 1996
Name: John A. Goul
Email: jgoul@datasync.com
Class of: 1966
How: A Search Engine
Comments: I went to KAHS from 64 to 66, class of 66. I lived on Ramstein AB but spent a lot of time on Sembach with Carl Stellwag and others. My step-daughter lives in Vogelweh Housing now, right across from KAHS. From the pictures she has sent it hasn't changed in thirty years except for the fence that is around it. The memories came back, for my last birthday she sent a Parkbrau mug.
Date: Thu Mar 21 16:42:11 CST 1996
Name: Laurie (Writer) Frank
Email:jzez22a@prodigy.com
Arrive: 1977
Depart: 1979
Class of: 1984
How: Another Sembacher
Comments: I attended Sembach from 1977-1979 for 6th and 7th grades. My time there was great. I lived in a tiny village called Drehenthalerhof, outside of Otterberg. My sister, Brenda, was also there, a year behind me. I have the where abouts of Marlene Micheals, also, but I don't know if she has a computer. Would like to hear from any of my friends from Sembach. Does anyone know what happened to Micheal Thompson? I lost contact with him ALONG time ago. Write. Laurie.
Date: Sat Mar 16 20:15:16 CST 1996
Name: Hal Barker
Email:hbarker@onramp.net
Arrive: 1971
Depart: 1972
How: alt.culture.military-brats
Homepage: www.onramp.net/~hbarker
Comments: My wife ( since divorced ) and I ended up as tourists at Sembach, and worked for almost a year at the Enlisted Club, an extended honeymoon. One of the finest experiences I've ever had....
Date: Thu Mar 14 23:55:16 CST 1996
Name: Jeffrey Jorgensen
Email:JEFKARE@aol.com
Class of: 1986
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: Just because you Scumbachers lived down the road we allowed you to attend our school. You were definitely a species all your own, but, we accepted you just the same. Actually, I had a good number of friends who lived on Sembach and played soccer with an all-american group in the german league from 84-86. Had a great time. Would love to hear from friends from that time period.
Date: Thu Mar 7 13:03:09 CST 1996
Name: Elaine (Harris) Pack
Email: epack@pen.k12.va.us
Arrive: 1961
Depart: 1963
Class of: 1964
Homepage: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~epack
Comments: Hi all! Anybody out there from the class of '64? We came to Sembach in the middle of 10th grade from Toul-Rosieres, France, and left right after 11th. I hung around with Kathy LaCroix a lot if anybody remembers. We spent a LOT of time at the Teen Club (as we called it then) when it was still relatively new. There were about 6 or 8 of us who were the first base cheerleaders, and I still have slides showing some of our car parades thru housing before base football games. (Was it really over 30 years ago?? :(
Date: Tue Mar 5 11:04:53 CST 1996
Name: Christine Williamson
Email: ecriture@ih2000.net
Arrive: 1970
Depart: 1980
Class of: 1984
How: Stumbled On It
Comments: I've never actually lived in Sembach. My brother, Erick and I lived in Siegelbach and went to school in Ramstein and Kaiserslautern. Erick and I have lost touch w/everyone we knew there, I'd love to here from anyone we knew.
Date: Mon Feb 26 12:14:29 CST 1996
Name: Craig Parada
Email: paradc@ci.sj.ca.us
Arrive: 1965
Depart: 1967
Class of: 1967
How: Another Sembacher
Homepage: http://156.39.132.99/city/planning/
Comments: Yikes, a Sembach page! It was so informal back then (ancient times), we used to have lunch, parked out on the runway parking pads, launch model rockets out in a farmer's field behind the "apartments," watch movies in that funkey little movie building, listen to music at the teen club, and eat pizza and play fussbal at Rudy's. I learned how to drive there (what a process!), and got my first Real Job (moving furnature, working in the warehouse, cutting grass out on the field. Couldn't drink the beer in the states when I got back (besides for age reasons at the time, it still tastes weird to me). I don't miss the endless grey mornings (days!) or the dark mornings and evenings on the bus to K-Town, but it would be great to visit with some of the people I knew. I'm glad I had the chance to live there! Thanks for the Site!
Date: Sun Feb 25 22:47:27 CST 1996
Name: Carrie Stroebel (Grip)
Email:rescuegrip@aol.com
Arrive: 1976
Depart: 1980
Class of: 1978
How: Another Sembacher
Comments: Hi, This is a great page...I've already found an old friend...Chris Fryslie. (Chris, your email's not listed, so mail me.) I moved to Germany in '76 when I was in 11th grade. After graduation from K-town, I spent two years at U of Maryland, Munich. I visited Sembach in August this year with some other K-town graduates that still live in Germany. (The base is inactive, but the housing is still used.) It would be great to hear from old friends. Carrie.
Date: Fri Feb 23 08:10:47 CST 1996
Name: Chris Fryslie
Email:cunderwood@scana.com
Arrive: 1976
Depart: 1979
Class of: 1979
How: DoDDS Alumni Page
Comments: This is the greatest!! I would love to hear from my anyone that lived at Sembach 76-79, or attended K-Town high..
Date: Thu Feb 22 21:41:21 CST 1996
Name: Jane Stroebel (Gregg)
Email:gjgregg_ms@msn.com
Arrive: 1976
Depart: 1980
Class of: 1984
How: A Search Engine
Comments: Hi, I also moved to Germany in '76 as a 4th grader and stayed for 4 great years. My family lived in Schweisweiler, a small village near Winnweiler. I still keep in contact with a number of friends I made during our time in Germany. I went back to Sembach in 1992...it was largely unchanged. Did anyone else stay at the Rosenhof Gasthaus in Mehligen at the beginning or end of your tour? My family is still good friends with the woman who ran it ... one of the first friends we made in Germany. Thanks, Jane
Date: Fri Feb 16 22:16:31 CST 1996
Name: Chet Christensen
Email:chetc@televar.com
Arrive: 1971
Depart: 1973
How: Stumbled On It
Date: Tue Jan 30 12:02:21 CST 1996
Name: Curtis Rath
Email: curtis19@server.iadfw.net
Arrive: 1968
Depart: 1972
Class of: 1973
How: A Search Engine
Comments: I am amazed that there is actually a page devoted to this! All right.
Date: Mon Jan 15 07:58:14 CST 1996
Name: Barry Henderson
Email:bhend310@aol.com
Arrive: 1972
Depart: 1975
Class of: 1978
How: Another Sembacher
Date: Mon Jan 15 07:57:24 CST 1996
Name: Jeff Henderson
Email: jeff_henderson@hp0100.desk.hp.com
Arrive: 1972
Depart: 1975
Class of: 1977
How: Another Sembacher
Date: Mon Jan 15 07:54:17 CST 1996
Name: Pat Henderson
Email: hendpd@aur.alcatel.com
Arrive: 1972
Depart: 1975
Class of: 1986
How: Another Sembacher
Date: Tue Jan 9 14:42:59 CST 1996
Name: Heidi Smith
Email:Indigokat@aol.com
Arrive: 1976
Depart: 1992
Class of: 1986
How: Another Sembacher
Comments:Hi, I moved to Sembach in '76 as a 4th grader. My dad Is Dr John H Smith as was principal of Sembach Jr High from 76-83. He was then transferred to Kaiserslau tern Elem. We, however, didn't move as my folks had bought a house in Munchweiler.(home of the Blau Licht disco) I caught the bus along with about 10 other kids at 730 AM. It dropped the high school kids off at the parking lot of the new commissary which is where we caught other buses to Ktown. We always got there just as the bells were ringing (845am) Since I played sports, I would have to ride the activity bus home. Most nights I didn't get home until well after 7pm. Does anyone remember the cross country trail in Sembach???(1.5) We had to run it every Wed in PE class and use to argue over which direction to go(down the short but very steep part first or down the long but more gradual steep part....either way was tough! E mail me at IndigoKat@aol.com. Thanks, Heidi Smith
Date: Sun Dec 31 15:50:21 CST 1995
Name: Glenn L. Ellis
Email: glenn@compassnet.com
Arrive: 1974
Depart: 1976
Class of: 1977
How: Link From Another Page
Homepage: http://www.compassnet.com/sembach
Comments: I've been searching the net for several months now trying to find anyone that I knew when I was at Sembach and I've not found anyone yet. I set up this area hoping others would find it and get in touch. If you're like me and want to find lost friends, use this page and tell others about it!
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