Hey fellow brat! I was there too, 1969 - 1980. Graduated from BAHS.

Today is 1939 all over again. Who was the man the whole world admired the most in 1939, marveling ''Who is like him and who dares to make war against him ?'' ? He made the cover of TIME magazine as man of the year 1939. Frank Capra in his documentary ''Why We Fight'' said : ''The world could only marvel at the efficiency of this man ! ''Efficiency ? The outlaw Dillinger was efficient too !'' The world is not concerned with Right VS wrong. The world admires only force. In its eyes using force for the the triumph of Right = using force for the triumph of wrong. Remember Joseph Kennedy Sr. & Charles Lindbergh as the most prestigious fans of TIME-magazine's Man Of The Year 1939. Peace at any price = peace of the tomb

@@Charlesputnam-bn9zy I agree in spirit, but I think most Americans in 1939 didn't want to get dragged into another European War after the Horrors of "The War (that was supposed) to end all Wars" Hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to History, but let's not forget that Stalin signed 2 Non Aggression Pacts - Germany in '39 & Japan in '41 - that directly led to the partition of Poland and the Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor

@@charles1964 Nobody in his right mind would blame the Americans for not wanting to be embroiled in another war in Europe, which was in fact a world war already. The horrors they witnessed there in 1917-18 were no enticement to military glory, whatever their indignation at the nazi arrogance & ruthlessness. Besides, at the time the US had no army. But Kennedy & Lindbergh were not anti-war. They were pro-war, slyly pushing for America to get on the nazi side.

...IT MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE DRINKING WATER-(?)

...AMERICANS HAVE HAD IT TOO GOOD FOR TOO LONG- AND THEY HAVE BECOME DECADENT AND APATHETIC!!!

The problem with your version of "history" is that it is flawed. For starters, the Korean situation couldn't be more different. While an unconditional peace treaty was signed between the Allies and Nazi Germany on V-E Day -- May 9, 1945 -- NO such treaty was signed, or has been signed to date (as of March of 2018), between the ROK and the DPRK. Only an Armistice was agreed to that ceased hostilities and combat between the two sides, which is still in effect today as an official "Cease Fire" agreement. The problem with Berlin is that it's location was 100 miles within East Germany, or the DDR's territory. The Russians, therefore, in an attempt to claim the entire city for themselves, sealed off the city and all access from the West in 1948. This resulted in the Berlin Airlift and finally the opening of the city to its former disposition with four occupation zones. There's not much to learn from what happened in Berlin except that democratic governments need to back up their promises and guarantees with a strong and credible military deterrent force. Had it not been for this credible, deterrent force in the personage of the Berlin Brigade and other elements of the USAREUR and the contributions of Allied nations, Berlin would've been swallowed up by East Germany, and the entire Germany may have become a Communist satellite state.

Update..... The DMZ is no longer patrolled by U.S. Forces. Responsibility was turned over to the Korean Army a few years ago.

@@mebeoldschool - Actually, U.S. forces stopped patrolling the DMZ almost three decades ago in 1991. (They stopped patrolling the JSA in 2004, turning over OP Ouelette to the ROK Amy back then, although thee is still an American JSA detachment force (less than 40 men), assigned to the Joint UNCSSB in Panmunjom. Their designated role is not to patrol the JSA, which is the job of the ROK soldiers serving in JSA. The American soldiers are there to serve as English-language tour guides for the daily tours, and to provide VIP security for visiting dignitarities, including US/ROK officials, etc..

@Dave West Berlin was also a haven for West German draft dodgers because of the "no German army" law. This law oddly made West Berlin politcally more "liberal" than the rest of West Germany.

@@user-yx8bh9gu4t ,. Approximately 35k US Combat troops in S Korea, are not there for English Language Guides. The UNC continues to function as of 2019. Since 1953, UNC's primary duties have been to maintain the armistice and facilitate diplomacy between North and South Korea. In charge of the UNC has always been an American General. Currently he is, General Paul LaCamera, who took command in 2021 from, General Robert B. Abrams. The ROK is part, the largest part, of the UNC.

Question: Why did it take four years for the last elements of Berlin Brigade to deactivate and depart Berlin then?

I seem to remember hearing at that time that the government in Berlin wanted the Western occupying powers to stay there until the Russian troops left in '94.

@@chetpomeroy1399 I was stationed there from 92-94 and the final deactivation was May 94. To answer an earlier question the delay was the Russians had no where to put there Soldiers back in Russia because they were effectivly broke. We mainly existed as an Light Infantry unit to the end.

i was in the 24th Div in Augsburg,we sent our laundry out,the pants were stiff as a board from the starch.

I was in Turkey from 1962-64 and we sent our duty uniforms out to a Turkey laundry for a few dollars a month. They were as stiff as a board.

Actually, the show "The Big Picture" last aired in September of 1959, so much of the film you see here was shot prior to that time. The footage of the Wall around the city was shot very early in the building of the Wall , perhaps in 1961 or 1962. And the photo of John F. Kennedy Platz must've come sometime shortly after that town square was renamed on November 25th, 1963.

The soldiers were black n white..........

I believe more like 64 maybe 66. we moved there in 68...3.5 years there. After Kennedy..before Nixon.

Episode 663, from 1964/'65. www.armypictorialcenter.com/Catalog_of_the_Big_Picture.htm

Probably he was a member of the secret police...o an ex politician...anyway: why he went to Usa and not to the " new " russia...or china...or north korea...also overthere if you obey to the dictature you do not have big problems!!

Kgb agent commie spreading propaganda, Communist - Major Political Choice For Country's that see United States as the enemy

East germany of course!!

Did you not see the huge one they built at Treptow Park?

It is sure.and also after!

NATO Cold War Propaganda, what else.

Where they are burning is not Russian and not in Russia.

7 years alter and it's current again with Covid lockdown ..3:30 looks like the White house under guard by the National Guard .

It's Called - History.

To keep dis- satisfied East Germans from leaving for the West...!!.

Thank God, millions of people care.

Usa is still a great country...but at that time was also better!!american they had a terrible duty:defend all the free countries! So there was the problem of berlin...the cold war in europe...with the two germanies..there was the situation at the 38 parallele...with south and north korea..the vietnam war..At the beginning..wow!! Now I m getting old but I still remember the tanks and the trucks with the white star...as symbols of freedom and peace...and the ones with the red star as symbols of dictature and troubles.thank you guys from alabama...from new york...from texas...california...florida..or from the most unknown village of the USA...even if you do not even remember that period so far from home...you ll never know enough how much it was precious for all us!!!

@@pietroboggio1642 Well said.Unfortunately,the memories of many people are very short.One doesn’t hear a lot of appreciation from that part of the world today ,but rather rampant criticism and hostility toward the US.As the saying goes: no good deed goes unpunished.