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Posted: Fri Jul 23rd, 2010 10:34 am

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Steve Laughlin

Joined:	Sat Oct 11th, 2008
Location:	Overland Park, Kansas USA
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This Cuckoo Clock was hanging in my house before I was born and the sounds it produces remind me of when I was a kid. My parents moved to Arizona in the mid 90's when I was in college in Kansas and I never gave this clock much thought during those years. I would say 10-15 years past before I asked my mom what happened to that old clock. She told me it was in storage but wasn't working anymore. I asked her if I could have it and I started looking into repair shops that could repair it. I found 1 guy here in North Kansas City who told me he could repair it and that he was probably only 1 or 2 people in the whole city who could do the work. It took over a year before I heard back from him and my clock was finished and ready for pick up. I have had it working now for a few years but recently decided to post the photos and story.

Next I started to wonder where it came from, since my parents have never been to Germany. So I asked my mom and she told me it came from my uncle's brother. He served in Vietnam a few times and then he was stationed in Germany in the 70's. He purchased this clock for my parents at some point during his stay.

I plan to contact my uncle to get more info on his brother's service. His brother died of cancer about 10 years ago, and I remember many people speaking about his extraordinary service during Vietnam, so I am interested to learn the stories.

For now, here is the clock that now hangs in my house.