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A Kid During WWII Wartime

My mother and I reminisced, at the beginning of this century, about my activities in the last nine months of the German occupation of the western Netherlands of World War II. It starts with the story of my sabotage of German army vehicles. That was in August 1944, I was 4 years old. My mother almost got a beating because of it, so I didn't do it again, despite the success. In the autumn, I stood in line for the soup kitchen. I'm not English, so I squeezed my way to the front between the long skirts. Later, I was allowed to go on a hunger tour, supposedly to get wood from the forest. The Germans wouldn't shoot a child for that. And I cursed a German who wanted to bother me. He didn't understa...
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Double Agent, an Autobiography

Yes!, I was a Double Agent. That is a "profession" you can't apply for. You just get into it. I went to visit my girlfriend in East Germany. The security service knew that, of course. We talked for four hours in a café. They had vodka with beer; I had coffee. I was "hired" immediately. I told the story to our security service, BVD, in the Netherlands via the police. Five days later, I was "hired" there too. I had to do everything the East German military intelligence service wanted and share everything with the BVD. How often I laughed with the men of that service! The East Germans thought they were taking excellent care of my safety during my assignments in Western Europe. But with their s...
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Mayberry-Vietnam-Beyond

Fond memories growing up in the legendary small town of Mayberry, ( Mt. Airy, NC ) Andy Griffith's home- town, and also the home- town of Country Singer, Donna Fargo, The Easter Brothers Gospel Trio, & Bluegrass Artist,Tommy Jarrell.... Author Jim Akers takes you on a journey as a child and young man and at age 20, headed to Vietnam, serving in the 9th Infantry Division, awarded 2 Bronze Star Medals... and beyond.

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