http://retired-ed.com/?p=744 Random thoughts from a happily retired American living in Germany Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:17:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-1085 Retired-Ed Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:52:01 +0000 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744#comment-1085 Must be the same guy. I mean, how many Nates can there be who were NCOIC at Checkpoint Charlie on Nov 9th? I don't remember his last name. He was a big Black man with a wife and stepson who lived in the Netherlands. The stepson worked for my agency, and he and I were in Berlin to provide some training. Sound like the same man? Must be the same guy. I mean, how many Nates can there be who were NCOIC at Checkpoint Charlie on Nov 9th? I don’t remember his last name. He was a big Black man with a wife and stepson who lived in the Netherlands. The stepson worked for my agency, and he and I were in Berlin to provide some training. Sound like the same man?

]]> http://retired-ed.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-1084 Michael Rafferty Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:19:35 +0000 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744#comment-1084 Hey...ARe you talking about Nate Brown???? Do you know where he is at? Would love to see him again.... On 9 Nov 89, Nate was on duty at the Checkpoint.....at 0600....10 Nov 89... I was the guy who was to relieve him at the Checkpoint.... I was one of 4 NCOIC's of Allied Checkpoint Charlie. THanks Michael Rafferty Hey…ARe you talking about Nate Brown???? Do you know where he is at? Would love to see him again…. On 9 Nov 89, Nate was on duty at the Checkpoint…..at 0600….10 Nov 89… I was the guy who was to relieve him at the Checkpoint…. I was one of 4 NCOIC’s of Allied Checkpoint Charlie. THanks Michael Rafferty

]]> http://retired-ed.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-658 Retired-Ed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:36 +0000 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744#comment-658 We certainly lived history, didn't we? It was so exciting. We certainly lived history, didn’t we? It was so exciting.

]]> http://retired-ed.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-657 Kathi-in-Iowa Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:43:01 +0000 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744#comment-657 Great info, Ed. This brings back so many memories. I visited relatives in the GDR three times in the 70s and 80s and was in Berlin several times while it was divided. I have a few little chunks of painted cement I bought in Berlin in 1990. I didn't chip them myself, so I can't say for sure that they are even really from the wall, but it's what they represent that is important to me. I will never forget the first time I walked under the Brandenburg Gate in 1990 into the East or about a year later when we drove to Magdeburg and Halle to visit those relatives who had lived behind the iron curtain for so many years. I'm happy to say that they are all doing fine now. My two cousins (both teachers) and their spouses stayed there. Since the whole school system changed drastically, it was quite a challenging job. Two of their children moved to the west: Cologne and Hamburg. The other two stayed in the East. Great info, Ed. This brings back so many memories. I visited relatives in the GDR three times in the 70s and 80s and was in Berlin several times while it was divided. I have a few little chunks of painted cement I bought in Berlin in 1990. I didn’t chip them myself, so I can’t say for sure that they are even really from the wall, but it’s what they represent that is important to me. I will never forget the first time I walked under the Brandenburg Gate in 1990 into the East or about a year later when we drove to Magdeburg and Halle to visit those relatives who had lived behind the iron curtain for so many years. I’m happy to say that they are all doing fine now. My two cousins (both teachers) and their spouses stayed there. Since the whole school system changed drastically, it was quite a challenging job. Two of their children moved to the west: Cologne and Hamburg. The other two stayed in the East.

]]> http://retired-ed.com/?p=744&cpage=1#comment-653 Sue Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:17:51 +0000 http://retired-ed.com/?p=744#comment-653 What an experience it must have been. You have been very fortunate to have had such opportunities with your travels! (Do I sound as jealous as I feel?) What an experience it must have been. You have been very fortunate to have had such opportunities with your travels! (Do I sound as jealous as I feel?)

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