 Murphy  | 09 Nov 2009 7:56 a.m. PST |
Wow..it's been 20 years since that concrete monster came down…
I remember being put on a low level "alert" within my unit and being prepared to run up a quick briefing to my Regt. Co. as to what was going on. I thought it was interesting because while we were working on this, the Operations Officer was sitting in his Office and reading an Ed Greenwood "Forgotten Realms" novel…I still remember seeing him read that book.
And now it's been 20 years since it came down and Germany became one again…and yes…it was all for the better.
And the best thing was that it was done without a shot being fired by the armies of either East or West… |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 09 Nov 2009 7:58 a.m. PST |
I will always remember the sight of all of the people dancing on top of the wall, or stepping through a hole that they had cut into the wall, and thinking: "I never thought that I would see this day in my lifetime." What a magical moment is was. |
 John the OFM | 09 Nov 2009 8:37 a.m. PST |
"Mister Gorbachev. TEAR DOWN THAT WALL!" He didn't, of course. Better people than he did. |
 Parzival | 09 Nov 2009 8:46 a.m. PST |
It was an absolutely stunning moment. Growing up, I knew it was just there. It was the symbol for all that was wrong with the Soviet bloc, but I don't think any of us ever dreamed it would come down. And then it did.
A salute to all those on both sides who did dream it could come down, and made it happen. |
 M1Fanboy | 09 Nov 2009 8:58 a.m. PST |
Yeah. having been a kid at Rota NAS 1981-83…I can honestly tell you..its a damn good thing the expected "clash of civilizations." never occurred. I still feel a chill when I see "The Day After" or "Threads" because, in some small way, I lived it…and now that I'm an adult, I can fully internalize just how bad it really would have gotten. I may play CW era stuff, I may play Twilight 2000…doesn't mean I wanna live it… Posted my musings about twenty years on! panzerfaust150.blogspot.com |
| recon35 | 09 Nov 2009 10:59 a.m. PST |
I was in college, and was skipping class as today is my birthday. I remember when the news broke and the coverage started. I told my friend "If the wall goes down, the USSR is done." Glad to have been right about that, though I thought there would be more violence first. |
| Top Gun Ace | 09 Nov 2009 11:23 a.m. PST |
I'm glad the wall is down. Rather ironic that U-2 erected a new one prior to their concert to celebrate the event. Some locals apparently were not pleased….. |
| rusty musket | 09 Nov 2009 11:53 a.m. PST |
I cannot believe the events I have seen in my almost-59 years on this earth. And my parents, still with me, have seen even more; the good, the bad, and the ugly. And the beat goes on…….. |
| Prince Rupert of the Rhine | 09 Nov 2009 3:28 p.m. PST |
I was there stood under the Brandenburg gate whatching all these Germans going mental. I was 15 and on a school trip. It's not something I'll every forget.
At the time I don't think I really understood what was going on I was more intrested in listening to Guns and Roses and trying to cop a feel of teenage girls. |
| Major Mike | 09 Nov 2009 6:26 p.m. PST |
It was a stark contrast to my travel thru Checkpoint Charlie going into the East Zone just a few years earlier. Never thought it could have happened so fast. |
| christot | 10 Nov 2009 12:47 a.m. PST |
Ummmmm…I missed it…
I was driving a big old barge about on the rivers and canals in Burgundy, no phone, TV, Radio.Simply didn't hear about it.
About 3 weeks later a passenger mentioned it. |
