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BERLIN — Dr. Harold E. Raugh Jr. of the V Corps command history office walks along the remains of the former Berlin Wall, Nov. 6. In the 1970s, as platoon leader of a scout platoon, Raugh led patrols along the infamous barrier, just meters away from his East German counterparts in the city's Soviet sector. (U.S. Army Europe photo)

V Corps historian recalls days as platoon leader patrolling Berlin Wall

November 10, 2009 Comments: 0

BERLIN - Cold War-era Berlin Wall patrols were a visible message to the East and West German people and the Soviet Union that the U.S. and its allies stood ready to defend West Berlin and democracy.

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A crowd of West German citizens gathers at the newly created opening in the Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz. (Photo by Staff Sgt. F. Lee Corkran)

Witnesses recall Berlin Wall's fall

November 9, 2009 Comments: 0

WASHINGTON - A divided Berlin symbolized the Cold War and witness remember the day it fell.

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Soldiers from the U.S. Army Berlin Command face off against police from the former East Germany during one of several standoffs at Checkpoint Charlie in 1961. On several occasions that year, a U.S. quick reaction force of tanks and infantry Soldiers stood watch as armed military policemen escorted U.S. personnel across the border into East Berlin. (U.S. Army Photo)

Memories of a divided Berlin: U.S. soldiers remember life in Berlin before "the fall of the wall"

November 4, 2009 Comments: 0

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - He was at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin June 12, 1987, when President Ronald Reagan issued his famous challenge to the leader of the Soviet Union: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

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V Corps historian recalls days as platoon leader patrolling Berlin Wall

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Memories of a divided Berlin: U.S. soldiers remember life in Berlin before "the fall of the wall"

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