Camp Schimmelpfennig

Back in the day when I was stationed at Camp Schimmelpfennig, in Japan, we would all come up out of the camp using these stairs. I was in the 1st Cavalry Division and my regiment was the famous 5th Cavalry Regiment and this is the regimental badge I had to wear on my cap and on my shoulders. It was this size and painted or was in brass and paint.

The street, at the top of the stairs, where I was standing, looking at the stairs is littered with bars, strip joints, and nightclubs. The photo was taken in 1955 and 1956 and it might be different now.