Visiting Wheelus Air Force Base Was Like Going On A Caribbean Holiday--Especially After The Miserable Weather In Germany And Witnessing The Birth Of A Crisis In Berlin. The Weather Was Beautiful In The First Five Days We Never Saw Even The Semblance Of A Cloud In The Sky. And There Is The Fascinating Desert, The City Of Tripoli, The Roman Ruins Of Sabratha And Leptis Magna, The Date Palms, The Olive Trees. There Are The Interesting People Of Libya, The Mats Terminal And The Bombing Range, The Officers Club And The School Teachers, The Hospitable Base Compliment And The Gregarious Transients.Armed Forces Day Was Such A Festive And Active Day. I Worked Like A Dog Photographing All The Events. Naturally, In All That Activity, There Was No Time Left For Sketching. However, It Was From The Film Footage Taken That Day That The Inspiration For My Painting Developed.