USAREUR to commemorate "Fall of the Wall"

By Office of the Chief of Public AffairsJune 7, 2016

HEIDELBERG, Germany-- U.S. Army Europe is launching a series of events and

initiatives to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the

inner German border.

As part of the campaign, USAREUR will establish a You Tube site for Soldiers and

Veterans who were serving in Germany on November 9, 1989, to post videos with their

personal recollections of the events surrounding what was arguably the beginning of the

end of the Cold War.

USAREUR also plans to participate in German and U.S. commemoration events in

Washington D.C., Berlin, and across Europe. USAREUR units and leaders will also be

encouraged to conduct commemorative events at their installations November 9.

In addition, Cold War veterans currently serving in USAREUR will be available to media

outlets who wish to interview them as part of the coverage of the anniversary.

In 1989, USAREUR Soldiers were standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our NATO allies,

guarding freedom along the Iron Curtain. Although the USAREUR Area of Operations is

now much larger than in 1989, encompassing all of Europe and Eurasia, and our forces

are reduced in number, USAREUR is still working closely with our partners and allies all

across that Area of Operations. By the end of 2009, USAREUR will have conducted

more than 30 exercises with 38 nations.

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