My dad served in the U.S. Army for 20 years and we spent 3 tours in Germany. We absolutely fell in love with Germany and her people. I have very fond memories of walking in Volksmarches with the German/American IVV Club on early Saturday mornings for many years.
It was a great way to appreciate the beauty of the German countryside. I remember eating black cherries from trees and drinking that warm soup from the Red Cross on cold winter mornings!
While we usually earned medals or hand painted plates for these marches, sometimes you earned mugs. Here are some of the mugs we earned walking 10 KM each Saturday (and sometimes Sunday). This is only a small portion of them as my sister and parents have many more in their houses! Wunderbar!!
by Bambrigade92