You have some great photos on your site of 406, as well as 405, the mess hall which I remember well, and 401 to the right of that, which was the headquarters of the 3rd Brigade, housing the Commander's office, S-2, S-3, S-4 and other administrative offices. I was in the commo platoon, I was a teletype operator. There was a very secure room in that HQ (Building 401) on the second floor. This room was the communications center for the HQ. Our commo was teletype, and it was encrypted by "crypto" equipment. I held a "Top-Secret, Crypto" security clearance for the purposes of working this communications center.

The building shown in my photo of the tank is 406, the barracks. I had a two-man room on the first floor, far right, rear. The German/American boy who carried the STARS & STRIPES newspaper used to deliver mine to me through the window.

A few days ago I found some photos of those buildings, just a coincidental find on the web, taken by a guy who had done a motorcycle trip in Aschaffenburg. He photographed the same buildings, and the year was 2005. The buildings were crumbling and abandoned. He also had a photo of the community chapel across the street from Ready barracks, the very chapel in which my wife (A German Girl) and I were married in 1975. I contacted this guy and he responded, and if you would be interested in those I'm sure he would let you publish them.

Again, I very much appreciate your website. I am proud of my three years of service in the 3rd Infantry Division in A-burg. I later did another 3 year tour on Spangdahlem Air Base, on the Mosel River near Bitburg.