Posting from Potter

How many great days did we spend here by the pool in Eurovillas? Pitcher after pitcher of sangria, papas bravas, tortilla espanola and all sorts of other tasty things were our standard fare. Do you remember some of those futbol players that used to practice up there? We were all American football fan with no clue about soccer and so when we learned that they played for Real Madrid we were not impressed which must have baffled them. Do you remember the discotheque and beautiful young Spanish girls? Maybe I will share a picture or two of them later. If I recall the rent for the 2 bedroom bungalow was 9 mill pesetas which was about $180. I might be mistaken as it could have been 6 mill. Aside from the camaraderie that we shared the best thing about Eurovillas was having met Julio Torralbo who shared with us a Spain we would have otherwise would never have known.

Meeting everyone again

It has been fun hearing from people I have not kept in contact with until now. Barry is correct in that it is something we should have been doing all along.

Bob reminded me of a Thanksgiving in the woods and below is the only picture I have. It is something I remember as a very special day.

I have also put a bunch of new photos on the left hand side, the title of the new photos is "John's Friends".

Enjoy                                                                                                                                          

Are we getting old?

This blog is being started because I was contacted by Bob Potter and was told that my dear friend and fellow wool gatherer, John Goldner, was in poor health.
This was a startling announcement because things like this do not happen to one of the luckiest and most fun loving groups I have known.

We were drafted or somehow wound up in the Air force during the Vietnam war and we all wound up being posted to Madrid.

Bob's theory was that the commies had to be fought everywhere and our job was to fight those bastards in Spain. We did our best and even today Spain is free from the binds of Communism.

I would like this to be an open forum where people stationed in Spain  in the mid 70's can post pictures and articles.

I hope to see our companions take an active role in contacting others to share their thoughts, memories and pictures.

Below is a picture of John and Bob on Amnesty day this was taken on the balcony of my apartment in Alcala

Do not hesitate to contact me with any question you might have about this process.
I look forward to hearing from many of the people I have lost contact with over the years.

Mike Sweeney