Talk:Friedberg, Hesse

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I was a tank company commander stationed at Ray Barracks in 1969-71. The barracks buildings were original German construction, having been taken over by US forces at the end of WWII. Elvis was a driver of a scout jeep while in 1st Bn 32nd Armor in 1958-59 or thereabouts, but he was legendary among the townspeople who still remembered him. My Brigade Commander in 69-71 had been Presley's platoon leader, and said Elvis was a pretty straight-up guy who did his job and didn't ask for special privileges. The sole exception was that Presley was allowed to live in a hotel in town rather than the barracks for the sake of the privacy of all concerned.

Although there is extensive evidence of the Roman presence in and around Friedberg, the citation of a Roman "castellum in monte tauno" more likely refers to the Saalberg fortification about 10km away in the Taunus Mountains. This site has been fully restored, and is a local attraction. The original Roman wall demarking the erstwhile northern boundary of the Roman Empire still runs through the Taunus Mountains, and is punctuated at intervals by square towers, most of which are unrestored. The wall is now only a linear mound perhaps 1 or 2 meters wide and less than a meter tall in most places, but can be followed on foot through the forest. 70.95.169.79 (talk) 09:56, 29 May 2008 (UTC)