4th Missile Battalion, 6th Artillery, early 1960s
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Original photo courtesy of 32nd ADA Bde via CPT William D Vergot)
Luxembourg Kaserne, Bitburg -- There were two gates at this French kaserne: the French used one with the a full time guard and gates that swung up and down. The US Army used the other one; I seem to remember we also had a guard out there, mainly to keep people from wandering into the kaserne. The guard on duty had to wear a red scarf; can't remember if he was armed or not. I never was a guard on that post. I did have to pull CQ (charge of quarters) at our barracks while we were there. For one month, I alternated with another soldier, by the name of Johnson from South Carolina, one day on, one day off for about a month shortly before we moved to our new barracks at Spangdahlem.