SFC Ollie
Still Marching
US Army
1st Squadron, 2nd ACR, '86-'89
I did a tour with the 2-2nd ACR, for 60 days....we were a Bradley unit from the 3rd ID, we had a kick as time actually, GAK's.... I am straining to think of the friggin camp we used, it was close to an east bloc burg called Blankenberg? burg whatever...I think thats it...sorry, 2 months of 12 years, my memories half fried on those details...I do remember watching from a height into the town and asking why everyone lined up at a storefront hut type structure every Wednesday? ....it was meat ration day.....unreal.
I had, till a few years ago a metal plaque demarcating the east west border ( which actually was over the border) we used an axe to get it off the poles...
Might the camp have been called either "Hof" or "Gates"?
Either way, you're fortunate you didn't get get slammed for being a FragRep for taking that plaque. I knew a real nice guy (but also a real moron) who had his picture taken hugging one of those East German ceremonial border stones. Big no-no. Thing is, he could have gotten away with it easily, but he left it in his wall locker instead of immediately sending it home. One health and welfare inspection later...
I was restricted from the 1K zone because of my Clearance. We were only permitted in the 1 K zone if we were on an official tour and we had to be in Class A's. Funny story about the one time we did go, but way to long to type in here....