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In September and October 1969 my sister Betsy and I visited my brother George stationed in Bonn who was then Regional Security Officer, U.S. State Department. We traveled to Berlin by car through the Soviet block by auto with his wife Patrica driving a huge old Mercedes while my brother flew into West Berlin. Diplomats were not allowed nor would they have wanted to go through the checkpoints in what was then an illegal occupation of German soil by the Soviet Union.
We were made to display a Red Star on the driver side of the "green tank", as we called it. My sister-in-law stopped briefly but then as the guard started around the car she slammed the accelorator to the floor and almost ran the machine gun toating East German boarder guard under, all the while cursing him and pointing to the Red Star displayed unwillingly in the corner of the "green tank".

I know that myself, then a hefty 245 lb high school football player from Tennessee almost lost his lunch. My niece and two nephews and sister all comfortably seated in the back seat gasp but once through the checkpoint had one heck of a laugh. I fully expected to see a truck full of East German's chasing us down the autobahn but to my dismay nothing happened.

After meeting up with my brother in West Berlin we stayed about a week. Enjoy such sights as, well I remember the Hoff Brau House and there must have been others. My sister and I were treated to a visit to East Berlin through Check Point Charlie, stopping and sitting for a long time in front of the Brandenburg Gate. The trip had a lasting effect on me and I will always remember the experience.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Mon Nov 09, 2009
I remember my parents being fixed to the TV the day the wall began coming down. Being all of nine yeas old, the significance of the event was lost on me.

The online exhibition is nicely done. I'd just recommend adding some buffer time to the prologue video and the other videos found in the archive under "moving images". The current lack of any buffering causes the videos to play a bit jerky.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Mon Nov 09, 2009
And now, my basic opinion. I may be wrong. Who knows?
They are building a "Wall" once again, most people can't see right now.

Who the builders are?
Same people, the Russians!]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Sat Nov 07, 2009
Not necessarily IN Joe. In and Out...

Do you remember the scene with Robert?

In and out.
In and out, until the world is FREE.
Without walls!

And we made it!]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Sat Nov 07, 2009
Some walls were made to keep things in...]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Sat Nov 07, 2009
Hi, Again :), Department Netizens .

I think the people who work on this site are doing a very good job of help people around the world express our feelings about world event. :) So i would like to thank them for their work on keeping us update on event. Nice Job :).....People of our States Department..Blog.

As for the subject at hand, Germany is an extremely advanced country, and people so i think they are looking towards a very Bright Future not their past. :)

..See...Ya ..My Friends at the Department of States :).]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/berlin_wall/ Sat Nov 07, 2009