Hurricane Katrina Pt. Duex

Hurricane Katrina, part II made it ashore again. This storm brought its fury on the Gulf Coast after giving us a little foretaste of what was to come, in Florida. As it starts to slow down in intensity and starts moving deeper inland, the human drama begins to unfold.

Over the next few days and weeks, tales of heroes will be made known. The stories of how people weathered the storm will start making their way to our eyes and ears. This is the time when the stuff that makes people of the United States the best people on the planet will come out. This is not limited to the great people of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi but to all the citizens of the USA.

You and your organization can answer the call…the Call that is going out to all Heroes. This is the time that the American Red Cross is going to need all the support it can get.

That’s why it is calling its heroes. Please answer the call, I did.

This link will take you to the American Red Cross website and tell them that BerlinBrigade.com sent you.

A Quick Note (8/26/05)

Greetings all,
Just a quick note to let you know what's going on up around here.

Coming in September 2005:
• T-SHIRTS...that's right we will start off with 6/502nd Infantry T-Shirts. Those of you that served with the 4-5-6 Battalions might remember them. They were Blue with the 502nd shield in yellow. Our first run is ready to come from the printer and those lucky few from the former 6th Battalion 502nd Infantry that pre-ordered, your shirts will finally be on the way.

The 4th & 5th Battalion Shirts will be coming online about once every other month so by the first of the year (2006) the Infantry units will be covered.


• Registry Database updates will be done before the Labor Day weekend so keep an eye out for that.

• Lastly, if you want to read an awesome book about Berlin, set just after the end of World War II the you need to check out "The Good German" by Joseph Kanon. This book is currently in production to be a Warner Bros. Motion Picture with George Clooney as the lead. If you have seen the early preview clips of the movie it will be shot in Black and White. It should definitely add to the effect of the period and "hopefully" stay as close to the book as possible. Please check it out if you get a chance.

Well that's about it for now.
Dave

It was 44 years ago today

In the mid-August morning back in 1961 the citizens of Berlin woke up to a divided city. The world was never the same. At the time, the wall that was to follow became the front line of what was the Cold War. The battles between the East and the West were fought here. Though there was never any formal declaration of war, the Allies and their resolve to preserve the rights of the citizens of Berlin, fought this war everyday until the ultimate victory when the wall came down in November of 1989. When the 1961 "goal of German unity" commitment by then Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was ultimately realized in 1991.

Members of the Berlin Brigade were there every step of the way. To have been afforded the opportunity to be a member of the Berlin Brigade at some point in its honored hostory is the highest honor that I can carry with me for the remaining days of my life. I am equally honored to have worked with a group of Professionals that have never been equalled since I left the Brigade. I know that I never will get a chance to be part of such a group in the future.

Speaking as a citizen of the world, member of the Brigade, as a free man, and as a citizen of Berlin, I thank everyone for not letting down the people of West and East Berlin especially in their time of need. As a member of the Allies, I thank the citizens of Berlin for their patience but most of all for their support, understanding, and commitment to us as we committed to them.

Now as we look to the future is the wishes of everyone that experienced the wall, that a wall such as this one never be erected. May the world never again know the division it experienced in the 20th century.

Registry Database Updated

The Registry Database has been updated. Entries are up to date for submissions posted up to Sunday August 7 2005 at 12:00pm CDT.

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