Click HERE to read Bill's Bio from the DOOL Newsletter # 135.

Photos
Bill Balusek by the old ruin - courtesy of Brian Alpert
Bill with snowy view of Sinop - courtesy of Brian Alpert
Bill on crutches after our jeep accident - courtesy of Brian Alpert.
Brian recalls: I visited him in Ankara when I was TDY to Det 27.

Going Home	Sinop from the Hill	Sinop view #2
Street scene	Street scene #2	Street scene #3
On the dock	On the dock #2	Old Walls
Mosque in town	In town with kids	Aerial view of homes
Drinking Chi in town	Getting a "shine"	Barracks area in snow
Yassar #1	Yassar #2	Yassar #3

Brian Alpert recalls: The Turkish man was Yassar who has now passed away. He worked in the air conditioning room at Ops and I met him during my yeni detail.  His wife was a great cook and Bill and I enjoyed some great meals there.