Photos by Joe Coyle from 1965 and 1966

Private Cahill in bunk and Coyle cooking "C"s

Coyle ready for alert and on guard at NA-14

Coyle and Trudeau at ammo dump and Coyle tanking through Germany

Sgts. Darling and Navarro at schwimbad and East German guard tower

Abandoned factory in East Germany with guard hooch on roof and

Rail line into eastern Germany

East German guards and Guard Tower east of Hersfeld

Going away party for Downs and Fisher

l-r: McCarthy, Coyle, Hubertus, Downs, Fisher & Trudeau

and

Four-deuce crew- Ruben Reyes in center

Foggy morning at Grafenwoer and Returning from Tank Range at Graf

Main tank gun out for maintenance at Graf and Tube coming out for "straightening"

Frank Hickman "borrowing" some apples and Hickman & Trudeau on L-11

Hubertus, Van Vickle and Coyle prepare for guard mount and Hubertus on a warm day

Coyle holding 5-K sign and Coyle's going away party (beer in the GI fridge)

New L-19 tank and Sgt. Eddie Lucas checking tank overhang on rail car for Graf

L-r: McCarthy, Coyle and 2 Royal Scots Grays Lawson and unknown

and

L Troop Motor pool looking East

Old church ruins and L-10 broken down (red flag on turret)

SP5 Orr on tank snoozing while tractor passes and SP5 Orr guiding L-10

SSG Parker and SFC Garrett near Bebra and SSG Parker heading to Mess Hall

SSG Joe Powell and SP4 Coyle at motor pool and Powell and "RA" Smith

SSG Powell tanking and Showing off for the Frauleins at schwimbad

l-r: Hubertus, Wop, Coyle, Darling, Flanagan, Navarro and unknown on top

"RA" Smith and Coyle heading for gasthause

and "RA" Smith fixing tank at Graf

Smith driving L-11 off flatcar at Graf and at motor pool in Bad Hersfeld

Smith, Reyes and Coyle drinking State-side beer and Lawson and SP5 Frank Rael

Soviet tank sign at Graf and SGT Stermer prepares for guard duty with guards

Cool day at pool l-r: Smith, Navarro, Darling and Coyle

and

L-10 in German woods

Frank Hickman back to tank and SSG Parker and SFC Garret near Bebra

Tom Lawson and SP4 Coyle by "Old Bill" and Trudeau in Graf

"Mr. Potato Head", "RA" Smith, and Eddie Lucas tie down L-11 for Graf Train

and

Schwimbad l-r: "Wop", Hubertus and "Al" Flanagan

Motor pool l-r: SGT Lucas, SP4 Coyle, PVT Potato Head

and

Coyle and McCarthy shopping in Bad Hersfeld

April 1965 Coyle gets acclimated to Bad Hersfeld and Old Bill dressed up for Christmas, 1965

PFC Johnny Osborn and Frank Rael and SP5 Orr (produce fresh from the garden)

SGT White and Coyle at Service Club and Don Shepherd and Joe Coyle on patrol

Suivez Moi Artwork by Coyle and big grape bowl at Hersfeld Abbey (bowl dates from around 900 A.D., for making wine)