Peter Hartrich:
CLASS OF 1968
Morgan Park High SchoolClass of 1968
Chicago, IL
Peter's Story
I recently was complemented by friends who told me I do not look like I am almost 60 years old. That made me feel really good.
I entered this world on 15 Aug 1950 in New York and spent most of my youth in Germany, where my parents met and married after WW2. Unlike other Americans working in Europe, my parents decide to let me and my siblings attend german schools and learn the language and customs. That has been a blessing for me.
I grew up during the so called
Cold war and lived in the city of Duesseldorf, which was in the area of British military occupation until gman government was reestablished in the fifties.
I was treated to military parades celebrating the annual birthday of queen El...Expand for more
izabeth. My dad actually got to play golf on one of the British bases near the dutch border. Little did I know then, that there was a small American military presence there guarding tactical nuclear weapons to be used by British, German or dutch forces against an attack by the commies to the east.Back then it was all top secret and hush hush.
Little did I know then that many years later in 1987 I would return to northern Germany on active duty with the US Army and be assigned to a similar unit that had custody of tactical nuclear weapons. Before my 3 year assignment ended , I witnessed first hand the fall of the wall and the end of the cold war with german reunification. what an amazing experience!
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