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Anniversaries are the times to remember where we were when something significant happened. For Germans, Nov. 9 recalls 1989, when the Berlin Wall suddenly opened a crack and swiftly crumbled. Full Article at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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I had absolutely nothing to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Having served in the military during the Cold War, including in Germany, I hope I played a role — even a small one — in bringing an end to that conflict. Full Article at Austin American-Statesman
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The first would-be escapee to die while trying to cross the Berlin Wall was Günter Litwin, whom an East German border guard shot down on Aug. 24, 1961. Full Article at NewsMax
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German Democratic Republic from death by a thousand cuts. Those East Germans who kept on trying to escape were shot by border troops or felled by killing devices triggered by trip wires. Full Article at Inside Bay Area
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It's being called "the most ambitious commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany": "The Wall Project" in Los Angeles -- and its political message will surprise many. Full Article at The Nation
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We don't have many reasons in our history to be proud ... I have nothing better, nothing to be more proud of, than German reunification.
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The night of Nov. 9, 1989 was the fulfillment of a dream
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Where there was once only a dark wall, a door suddenly opened and we all walked through it: onto the streets, into the churches, across the borders ... Everyone was given the chance to build something new, to make a difference, to venture a new beginning.
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It is particularly nice for us to be able to celebrate this day with our European neighbors
