Posted on Sep 14, 2014
Did anyone serve when the Berlin Wall was still up? Did you ever stand a post at Checkpoint Charlie?
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Did anyone serve when the Berlin Wall was still up? Did you ever stand a post at Checkpoint Charlie? Please share your experiences. PHOTOS!!!
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I was stationed in Germany 3 times between 1976 and 1987 but never made it to Berlin.
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Co A, United States Army Field Station Berlin, 1980-82. Still think about it a lot. Tuefelsberg, or Devil’s Mountain, isn’t far from my memory. Memories.
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I served in Berlin 1982-84. I never served at Checkpoint Charlie.
I pulled guard duty twice at Spandau.
Great duty station.
I pulled guard duty twice at Spandau.
Great duty station.
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Yes to the first part but no to the second, wasn't an MP at that time...was Commo in C Co., 6th BN, 502nd INF.
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Yes. I went there in a mwr tour. I was stationed at Ramstein. I had to be debriefed when I got back.
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My first tour in Germany with B co 2/36 infantry Ayers Kaserne, 1983-1986. We had it rough.
Second time around was B co 4/12 infantry Baumholder, 1989-1992. I was training at Graf when the wall came down.
Second time around was B co 4/12 infantry Baumholder, 1989-1992. I was training at Graf when the wall came down.
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SPC John Parmenter
ON POINT magazine of U.S. Army history, had an interesting article about Berlin's "Detachment A" in the last issue. Most of us serving in West Berlin didn't even know of "Detachment A's" existence -- but they did good work!
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PFC Jesse Deel
Yes I serveed in Co. A 4/6 Berlin Brigade from 1980 to 1982. I lost everything in a fire in 1990. I still remember pulling guard at spandau prison. I was on the Honor Guard, and every time the Americans traded duty with the Russians, we did the ceremony.
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