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Jönköping
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 After
my graduation 1958, all boys at that time were called up for military
service. I chose to ask for a delay because of university studies in Stockholm because of searching for dentist line. Because
of that I was 1958 called in for a summer service at Revingehed. This was at part of
regiment I7 in Ystad and later named
P7. Here they normally learned the behavior of the battle
wagons. Sweden had some English Centurion
wagons and those they used very carefully. I was placed in the physician
platoon. This one had separate practice and less of all with battle
wagons. The closest in killing tools we came was a pistol of Walthers
production. According to my feeling a complete dangerous weapon as
it was to heavy for me.Revinge was a good place as the ground was only of sand. To be out practicing was of that reason rather easy and also this special platoon was also handled very carefully comparing to other pioneer soldiers. I, compared to most of the other boys was way down in my education and it should also later be shown that I didn't continued this study. I was once punished to clean some tents. Sergeant Parfors who handled this punishing was a short and chubby man approved my work and I could go back to my room. Once I went as a guard at got a blowing up for not sending away a man who wanted to service. At that time lone men often went back to there regiment because here they had good contacts, food and nice beds. Outside Revinge there is a long straight road. Here the Swedish racing authority had arrangement for speed records with racing cars. Joakim Bonnier did hit a record here with a Maserati 200 S. This car  Olle
Leufve'n drove at Karlskoga 1967. It is the car in the middle. The
Ferrari is my car. Read more in
Cars MC.
In any case this straight was a popular place for practicing marches.
Most were of course hitch-hiking with the sand lorries who used this
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young. The important thing
was to go home. It also happened that we tried to hitch hiking. But you
never knew if you could come home. 1961 it was yet possible. Most
drivers had a good eye to military boys. It happened once that I got a
lift to my home. But it was a one of a kind. For me are names like Ljungarums Kyrka, Barnarp, Stigamo and Byarum way down in my memory. For
ex. 2 mm south M in Ljungarum. North
