At the general meeting on November 26, 2024, of former soldiers in the German Bundeswehr Association "ERH Bückeburg," our most athletic member was also in attendance.

For more than 20 years, our member and para-badminton player Thomas Wandschneider has been among the world elite.

He has won five world championship titles and 16 European championship titles, dominating this sport for many years.

On Saturday (August 31, 2024), however, the 60-year-old experienced something new. In the match for third place, he was able to fulfill his dream and won his first Paralympic medal.

"Congratulations!"

Long-standing attending members were also honored:
60 years: Colonel (ret.) Konrad Roesen, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Lutz Klimke
40 years: Captain (ret.) Otto Biller
25 years: Captain (ret.) Hermann Fuchs, Captain (res.) Torsten Ksoll

Unfortunately, the following were not in attendance:
60 years: Master Sergeant (res.) Manfred Esken, Sergeant Major (ret.) Manfred Teunissen
50 years: Captain (ret.) Reinhard Radicke, Chief Warrant Officer (ret.) Harald Forster, Chief Warrant Officer (ret.) Norbert Richter 
40 years: Master Sergant (ret.) Uwe Maertzold, Captain (res.) Joachim Spang, Master Sergeant (ret.) Michael Harms, Captain (ret.) Dierk Arndt
25 years: Master Sergeant (res.) Thomas Weishaupt