tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post99811507772807238..comments2017-11-06T14:47:22.419-06:00Comments on US Taiwan Defense Command: Yangmingshan Housing Area TodayDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-79340452484283805242013-08-24T16:46:13.961-05:002013-08-24T16:46:13.961-05:00Jenny, AFRTS stood for "American Forces Radio...Jenny, AFRTS stood for "American Forces Radio and Television Service."Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-35255521528566155592013-08-23T16:14:05.354-05:002013-08-23T16:14:05.354-05:00Mike, where is this AFRTS building, can you point ...Mike, where is this AFRTS building, can you point it out on google mape?<br />what is AFRTS stands for?<br />and do you also lived in one of the BOT house up on Yangminsan?<br /><br />Jenny Lee<br />jenny_ebin@hotmail.com<br />老屋傳奇https://www.blogger.com/profile/17393162362520046411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-20022199179218995062013-08-23T16:09:25.926-05:002013-08-23T16:09:25.926-05:00Mike, do you also lived in one of the Yangminsan B...Mike, do you also lived in one of the Yangminsan BOT houses? and where is this AFRTS building?<br /><br />Jenny Lee <br />jenny_ebin@hotmail.com老屋傳奇https://www.blogger.com/profile/17393162362520046411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-41598268043347352982010-09-23T21:34:26.149-05:002010-09-23T21:34:26.149-05:00I remember some of the names; we used to open up o...I remember some of the names; we used to open up our AFRTS building on Yangmingshan as a shelter during typhoons.Mike Bergmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776586832720561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-29983412074952631682010-09-23T21:29:32.115-05:002010-09-23T21:29:32.115-05:00I don't mind at all, Jim, and thanks for the k...I don't mind at all, Jim, and thanks for the kind words. I've been fortunate to make contact with many, many folks over the past three years who contributed a lot of good material so that the record of our time doesn't just disappear.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the images and I trust your friends and classmates will as well.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />DonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071798130626903767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-84975622589854997432010-09-23T21:06:43.352-05:002010-09-23T21:06:43.352-05:00Don- Some of these articles certainly hit closer t...Don- Some of these articles certainly hit closer to home (make that heart?) than others. Of the families listed, I knew the dependents from seven of them and was a frequent visitor to General Brooksher's residence as his son Jim and I were close friends. It's fascinating that any of those structures are still standing given their age and the near complete transformation the island has gone through over these past 40 years. I hope you don't mind, but given the generational appeal of the subject matter, I posted links on two different Facebook Groups. The first is the "Taipei American School Classes of the Seventies" group and the second is "The Tien Mou Teen Club" group. (Extra traffic is a good thing right? The TAS page has 443 members and the TMTC group has around 250.)<br />As always, thanks so much for the effort and keep up the good work.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610261130964823635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-51220884442381596692010-09-15T16:08:44.632-05:002010-09-15T16:08:44.632-05:00That's right. I got the Toms and the Carrs mi...That's right. I got the Toms and the Carrs mixed up. Both had boys. It was the Toms that received the 100 frogs in the cardboard box as a gift. And... I couldn't remember if the family that went through a couple dogs lived in the Bumpass's or next door. It took two dogs disappearing from their yard to realize they needed to keep the dog inside.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-16462926430781965282010-09-15T13:52:48.786-05:002010-09-15T13:52:48.786-05:00Carr's lived over by Phillips. A family moved...Carr's lived over by Phillips. A family moved in after Bumpass left. Didn't they "lose" a couple dogs they kept in the yard? Oh, Toms lived next to Mackin. I think he was a colonel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-21331452060538804232010-09-14T21:31:58.312-05:002010-09-14T21:31:58.312-05:00My bad on the rooms. It's funny, but I never ...My bad on the rooms. It's funny, but I never thought about how the homes may look alike. F209 and F202 must have had the exact same lay out. As I scanned through the F209 pix, I knew where everything was located as it was the same lay out. There must've been a couple different lay outs, because I don't remember walking into any of the other homes and thinking, 'Sure, I know where the bathroom is... it's the same place as in our house.'<br /><br />I'm trying to remember when the Bumpass's moved out. We left in Jan of '79 and I think they were gone, but now I don't remember if someone moved into their house after they left...<br /><br />Mackin definitely lived behind us. I thought the Carrs lived beside them, but based on Les's list... I'm wrong.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-24279652633173709502010-09-14T17:53:13.157-05:002010-09-14T17:53:13.157-05:00For Les: Bumpass lived in F203 and Mackin lived i...For Les: Bumpass lived in F203 and Mackin lived in the house directly behind F202. Bumpass left in '78, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-23663694646642028052010-09-14T16:21:12.604-05:002010-09-14T16:21:12.604-05:00Scott, thanks very much for taking all these pictu...Scott, thanks very much for taking all these pictures and thanks for posting them, Don. Very cool. F202 has certainly seen better days<br /><br />Dawn's broAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8863461026990087355.post-81333584815485045432010-09-13T22:10:39.905-05:002010-09-13T22:10:39.905-05:00On the flicker account, good grief, lots of memori...On the flicker account, good grief, lots of memories, including my old bedroom! <br /><br />I need to join Yahoo so I can add comments. The pictures did confirm my suspicions. Those homes were stinkin' HUGE.Dawnnoreply@blogger.com