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About 'ias'|Know 10 Facts Short Biography of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal suspended for Honesty







About 'ias'|Know 10 Facts Short Biography of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal suspended for Honesty








I               remember               boarding               a               military               plane               at               night,               back               in               1961,               and               traveling               many               hours               to               a               new               home               in               Spain.

My               father,               an               Air               Force               officer,               had               orders               to               Torrejon               Air               Force               Base               in               Madrid.

I               didn't               realize,               at               the               tender               age               of               9,               that               foreign               travel               was               full               of               adventure               for               military               kids.

Life               in               Spain               stirred               imaginations,               sharpened               insights               and               inspired               respect               for               other               cultures.

From               the               daytime               sky,               Spain's               landscape               looked               like               a               welcoming               patchwork               quilt.

As               the               plane               descended,               details               of               life               appeared,               including               a               long               runway.

Our               plane               landed               at               Torrejon               Air               Force               Base               on               sunny               day               in               May.
               Within               days,               we               moved               into               our               living               quarters               at               Royal               Oaks,               Torrejon's               military               housing               community.

We               marveled               at               yellow               rolling               shutters               on               the               windows.

A               red-tile               porch               stretched               the               length               of               the               house.

We               could               see               Madrid's               skyline               from               our               living               room               window.
               We               couldn't               wait               to               make               friends.

Military               kids               welcomed               us               and               showed               us               around.

Before               we               knew               it,               we               became               part               of               the               fold.
               We               experienced               normal               American               life               while               at               Royal               Oaks.

We               walked               to               school.

American               teachers               taught               us.

Little               league               teams,               a               community               swimming               pool,               and               a               movie               theater               entertained               us.

Spain's               influence               fascinated               us.
               Spanish               police               officers,               called               "Guardia               Civil,"               guarded               the               neighborhood.

They               wore               distinguished               green               uniforms,               wide               belts,               polished               boots,               and               characteristic               patent               leather               flattop               hats.

They               carried               machine               guns,               hugged               babies,               and               insured               military               kids'               safety.
               Military               kids               didn't               watch               much               TV.

Spanish               channels               were               fuzzy.

We               watched               "Reyna               Por               El               Dia,"               (Queen               for               a               Day)               on               Sundays.

Military               kids               listened               to               episodes               of               "Gunsmoke"               on               Air               Force               radio.
               Most               Americans               in               Spain               could               afford               household               help.

Our               housekeeper               became               more               like               a               family               member.

She               helped               us               learn               Spanish.

She               told               stories               about               the               Spanish               Civil               War,               what               her               family               went               through,               and               about               Spain's               fascist               dictator,               Francisco               Franco.
               Military               kids               enjoyed               experiences               unheard               of               in               the               states.

For               instance,               how               many               kids               go               on               a               Sunday               drive               and               see               a               medieval               castle               with               a               mote?

How               many               spend               Sunday               afternoon               witnessing               a               bullfight,               with               a               matador               adorned               in               traditional               costume,               his               capes               flying,               bulls               charging,               and               crowds               roaring?

How               many               families               get               to               vacation               by               the               Mediterranean               Sea               or               see               gold-laden               cathedrals,               ancient               villages,               and               cultures               so               foreign               to               their               own?

Most               military               kids               in               Spain               experienced               all               that               and               more.
               Sometimes               military               kids               experienced               difficult               things.

I               remember               haggard               women,               with               crying               infants,               pleading               for               money.

We               drove               past               villages               where               dirty               children               with               no               pants               played               in               the               street.

Witnessing               profound               poverty               made               military               kids               more               thankful               for               what               we               had               and               instilled               a               desire               to               help               those               less               fortunate.
               Spanish               customs               sometimes               shocked               military               kids.

Some               Spanish               people               thought               nothing               of               urinating               in               the               streets.

Markets               displayed               hooks               of               whole,               slaughtered               animals.

Walking               into               a               market               with               dead               pigs               and               chickens               hanging               in               the               corner               does               nothing               for               one's               appetite.
               The               Spanish               people               treated               us               like               royalty.

Most               of               1960's               Madrid               consisted               of               nice               department               stores,               museums,               the               Royal               Palace,               and               great               restaurants.

Like               any               other               city,               Madrid               was               made               up               of               people               from               all               socio-economic               levels.
               Before               we               knew               it,               we               had               to               pack               our               house               and               say               good-bye               to               our               friends               and               a               country               we               loved.

That               was               43               years               ago.

Military               kids               remember               Spain               as               if               it               were               yesterday.
               I               recently               found               a               Yahoo               group               for               military               kids               from               Royal               Oaks.

We               share               pictures,               memories,               and               an               understanding               of               the               impact               of               our               "nomadic"               upbringing.

We               all               agree               that               the               positives               far               outweigh               the               negatives.

Military               kids               in               Spain               enjoyed               incredible               adventures.
               Some               people               say               you               can               never               go               home               again.

In               our               case,               that               is               literally               true.

Torrejon               Air               Force               Base               closed               in               the               1990's.

Demolition               crews               tore               Royal               Oaks               down,               and               luxury               homes               replaced               her.

Military               kids               from               Spain               insist               that               her               spirit               will               never               die.

She's               alive               and               well               in               all               our               hearts.






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