The Berlin Wall

[mojaveman]

Tomorrow will mark the 20th anniversary of the begining of the fall of the Iron Curtain. It began with the dismantling of the Wall by the ordinary citizens of East Berlin. When I was watching the event on television two decades ago I had difficulty believeing what I was witnessing. Anyone who served in Europe during the Cold War can remember what it was like back then and can probably identify with the magnitude of that historical event. I didn't participate in any of the armed border operations and wasn't stationed in Berlin but did spend some time in Stuttgart. It still stirs me everytime I watch the old news reels of those common people hammering away at the barrier that denied them their freedom for so many decades.