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Utah Bob
11-10-2009, 10:14
A few thoughts on the 20th anniversary of the fall of The Berlin Wall.

A salute to all you Cold Warriors who stood vigilant for many years and kept the Bear in check. Perhaps never firing a shot, watching the border in Germany, facing the DMZ in North Korea, patrolling the flight line at SAC bases, piloting U-2s in unfriendly air space, watching the horizon from a cold windy bridge of a Destroyer, monitoring a radar scope in a remote outpost. Resolute but unknown, steadfast but unappreciated, dedicated but unthanked. A shining example of good eventually triumphing over evil.

You did well. You preserved freedom. Be proud.
mojaveman
11-10-2009, 11:18
Well said Bob.
greenberetTFS
11-10-2009, 11:35
A few thoughts on the 20th anniversary of the fall of The Berlin Wall.

A salute to all you Cold Warriors who stood vigilant for many years and kept the Bear in check. Perhaps never firing a shot, watching the border in Germany, facing the DMZ in North Korea, patrolling the flight line at SAC bases, piloting U-2s in unfriendly air space, watching the horizon from a cold windy bridge of a Destroyer, monitoring a radar scope in a remote outpost. Resolute but unknown, steadfast but unappreciated, dedicated but unthanked. A shining example of good eventually triumphing over evil.

You did well. You preserved freedom. Be proud.

When I was there in the fifties, I often wondered how long we would have lasted if the "ballon went up"............;)

Big Teddy :munchin
Gypsy
11-10-2009, 18:35
You did well. You preserved freedom. Be proud.


Well said, my thanks to all.
Utah Bob
11-10-2009, 19:11
When I was there in the fifties, I often wondered how long we would have lasted if the "ballon went up"............;)

Big Teddy :munchin

Just depended on how good the roads were in your AO and how quick the T-55s could get there.:D
Surf n Turf
11-10-2009, 20:57
When I was there in the fifties, I often wondered how long we would have lasted if the "ballon went up"............;)
Big Teddy :munchin

Just depended on how good the roads were in your AO and how quick the T-55s could get there.:D

And which direction you were headed :D
SnT
CloseDanger
11-11-2009, 08:59
A piece of that wall is in my attic. What a fantastic time to be in history!