Comments on: Owning a piece of the Berlin Wall http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/28/owning-a-piece-of-the-berlin-wall/ Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bruce Prentice http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/28/owning-a-piece-of-the-berlin-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 Bruce Prentice Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:54:39 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=17844#comment-3722 I have a piece of the top round tube from the last day of CPC, on the evening of June 21, '90. My kids took the u-bahn there late at night, returning safely to the Hamburg Hotel even later. As a family, we were there a few times in the late 80's and I have some 35mm slides, etc. Take care; B D P I have a piece of the top round tube from the last day of CPC, on the evening of June 21, ‘90. My kids took the u-bahn there late at night, returning safely to the Hamburg Hotel even later. As a family, we were there a few times in the late 80’s and I have some 35mm slides, etc.
Take care;

B D P

]]> By: Alex Gallafent http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/28/owning-a-piece-of-the-berlin-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-3719 Alex Gallafent Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:16 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=17844#comment-3719 Hi Steve -- thanks for writing in with your story. Checkpoint Charlie was always more famous than Alpha and Bravo -- is there a good reason for that? (It might be something obvious that I'm just ignorant about..) Thanks for listening.. Alex Hi Steve — thanks for writing in with your story. Checkpoint Charlie was always more famous than Alpha and Bravo — is there a good reason for that? (It might be something obvious that I’m just ignorant about..) Thanks for listening.. Alex

]]> By: Steve Cox http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/28/owning-a-piece-of-the-berlin-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-3692 Steve Cox Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:07:48 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=17844#comment-3692 During 1981-82 I was assigned as the NCOIC of Checkpoint Charlie, meaning I had several Military Policemen who rotated through shifts at the checkpoint. Many people don't realize the treaty status which free military access between East and West Berlin and Germany, which provided for the three authorized crossing points alphabetized in military fashion as Alpha, Bravo and Charlie. Enough of the history lesson, but I always wanted a piece of that wall, but knew the section I wanted would be "prime" as I'm sure that hundreds of other soldiers had also stopped in the same spot to relieve themselves through the years, and would also lay claim to it! I'll just have to be satisfied with knowing that I am probably going to sit in so many scrapbooks around the world identified as "The MP" or something similar, for many years to come... During 1981-82 I was assigned as the NCOIC of Checkpoint Charlie, meaning I had several Military Policemen who rotated through shifts at the checkpoint. Many people don’t realize the treaty status which free military access between East and West Berlin and Germany, which provided for the three authorized crossing points alphabetized in military fashion as Alpha, Bravo and Charlie. Enough of the history lesson, but I always wanted a piece of that wall, but knew the section I wanted would be “prime” as I’m sure that hundreds of other soldiers had also stopped in the same spot to relieve themselves through the years, and would also lay claim to it! I’ll just have to be satisfied with knowing that I am probably going to sit in so many scrapbooks around the world identified as “The MP” or something similar, for many years to come…

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