Freedom to roam

That's my roommate Doug, who worked in the emergency room, standing next to my first major purchase at Bitburg. The VW still has temporary USA plates on it. The car, which I drove for the next three years, didn't look all that great, but it ran perfectly. It never let me down during my rambles throughout Europe. I bought it for $150 from a staff sergeant who was rotating back to the states after his tour in Bitburg. I sold it to another GI for $150 dollars when I left Germany. On nights and weekends, my VW represented freedom.