Tag Archives: Iron Curtain

MY ODDEST EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

During the Cold War era I spent a few years in Germany, first as a twenty-one-year-old graduate student and then with the military. I spent my first Christmas holiday season putting a Eurailpass to good use, randomly hopping on or off … Continue reading →

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MY CAREER IN THE MILITARY: PART FOUR: Patience as its Own Reward

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

(For those of you who haven’t been following stories of my short-term military career in the 70’s, you may want to read the earlier postings to bring you up-to-date before tackling this one.) Now I’m sitting pretty with orders to … Continue reading →

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HOW TO RISK A STRETCH IN SOVIET PRISON AND STILL HAVE FUN: A Prague Adventure

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Patrick W. O'Bryon

Have I ever mentioned  flirting with years in a Soviet prison for breaking the law  with a baker’s dozen university students behind the Iron Curtain?  No?  Well, the story goes something like this… Late in the ‘70’s I was teaching German studies … Continue reading →

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