Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Nov 4, 2008 User: pgrutter
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COMMANDER PATRICK A. GRUTTER
Commander Grutter is a native of Detroit Michigan. He has a MBA degree from the University of Phoenix a Masters from the Naval War College and a bachelors of Science from the University of Maryland also an Associate from MIT.
Graduating from Marine Corps Recruit depot San Diego California in 1980. His initial assignment
Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Sep 19, 2008 User: Randolph Brandt
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A Brandt Family History, 1732-2008
By Randolph D. Brandt
Samuel Brandt, a Palatine Mennonite of the early 18th Century, probably longed for three things: peace, a place he could worship as he wished, perhaps a farm.
None of those things could be guaranteed to Samuel Brandt in central Europe, but with a little luck and a lot of determination,
Swiss Roots at Swiss Heritage Events in the U.S.A - Part I:
Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Sep 7, 2008 User: lukeskywalker
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Swiss Roots at “Swiss Days in Midway, Utah“
The Swiss Roots team visited on August 28, 29 and 30 one of the largest Swiss Heritage events in the U.S.A.: Over 60 years, every labour day weekend, the people of Midway celebrating the region’s /) Swiss heritage by pulling-off an event called “Swiss Days”.
Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Aug 8, 2008 User: Sonia
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Since my dad passed away, I have no one to converse with in German, so when my mom passed on, I was at a loss when receiving tons of correspondence, all in German. (Why the Swiss nationals cannot figure out that mail going to the U.S. should be in English is beyond me, but that is a separate story!) I have to give kudos and thanks to the local Los Angeles Swiss Consulate General's office. They were
Category: Living in the U.S. Date: Aug 8, 2008 User: Sonia
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Talk about a league of nations. When my mom passed away, I had to contact family in Switzerland. They are getting older and don't understand much English, nor do they want to communicate much anymore; however, after my call, I was given a series of numbers - a phone tree, so to speak. Eventually, I was given to someone who spoke fluent English, who came across the City, so that she could translate
