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Re: O.T. Bentwaters RAF Station
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Posted by D.L. on December 29, 2003 at 03:09:38 from (216.67.186.250):
In Reply to: O.T. Bentwaters RAF Station posted by Marvin(MN) on December 28, 2003 at 23:19:26:
Hi Marvin,
I was stationed at RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge from 1977 - 1983. I worked in Law Enforcement... ran the police dog section much of my time there. For a short time, when I first arrived, I worked a sentry dog securing weapons systems for the F-4s that we had in the early years. Must've been around '79 or '80 the base's mission changed... switched over to A -10s ...whole new weapons systems and the character of the entire wing changed. I definitely enjoyed my time in England. As a cop, it seemed like I had to work all the time, but I still managed to travel the entire country & much of Europe. Guess about my favorite place in the world (as a tourist) is northern Wales... around Llanberris... Mt. Snowden... lots of hiking and climbing... beautiful country and a mountaineering atmosphere... used to go there every chance I had! Even daily life was fun (at the time)... most of the places I lived were heated with coal... toilet was outside (not an outhouse, had actual plumbing, but seperate from the house) and the best of all were the pubs! Some friends and I made it a personal mission to visit every pub in the country... obviously didn't get to quite every one, but had much fun trying! Was a definite once-in-a-lifetime experience! The young people today that don't serve at least one hitch in the military don't know what they're missing out on! Not all fun & games, but some opportunities, none the less... and I can still say that, having served in a combat zone in the middle-east toward the end of the gulf war, first go-round. Wouldn't trade my time in uniform for anything!!! But, having been retired for nearly 10 years, sure don't miss it either! Cheers, mate!
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