German Soldier in Virginia
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I was working in Virginia many years ago, with a lot of former military guys. One of them was telling a story about how, while stationed in Germany, he would get a lot of strange looks from locals when he went off-base in his uniform. I interjected -- "wouldn't you find a German soldier, fully armed, walking the streets of suburban Virginia, pretty odd as well?"
That same day I went across the street to fill up my car. When I got out, there was a military Jeep being filled up on the same pump as mine, but on the other side. I looked at the man at the pump, and he was... a German soldier. He had a sidearm, a Luftwaffe patch, and was in full military uniform. His name was 'Baumer.'
I went back to work and told the story, to disbelief. The guy who was stationed in Germany did some quick Googling and found that the Luftwaffe operates cargo aircraft out of nearby Dulles Airport. He found their karaoke club page, and Baumer was in it.
Date submitted:Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:31:50 +0000Coincidence ID:8412
