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Can´t imagine that we honor people just because they helped improve German-American relations - something I can´t expect from you, can I?

One this we are in TOTAL agreement. I think that giving some award to a high ranking General in the US Army for "improving American-Gernam relations" makes as much sense as pissing on an electric fence. I think that it is and always has been the one on one relationships between Americans and Germans that made living there very enjoyable.

I fear your right about one thing. The Germany I knew is long gone. One day I will take a vacation that brings me back there. I'm looking forward to showing my family where I lived, and the changes that has taken place. All I can hope for is that the changes are for the better.

Who are you that you think we would honor people just to stop a troop pullout? Who do you think we are that we would even believe such an award could influence the American decision? LOL.

Who am I to think? well from what the article said it was a member of the German government who gave this "Award" to some General and not the other way around.

I'm glad to see someone still has pride in the "old country"

Who am I to think? well from what the article said it was a member of the German government who gave this "Award" to some General and not the other way around.

Sure it was us awarding the Army General. But how comes that you think we did that just to stop the troops pullout? Are you all on this thread so - let me call it like it is - narrow-minded that you really believe we were doing this to get something back? Heck, an award is something you get for already having achieved something. We THANK him with that, and don´t EXPECT anything.

Yeah, the personal relations are really boosting our ties.

I'm glad to see someone still has pride in the "old country"

Thank you. Already lots of commercial/industrial areas are around German and US bases; the importance of your presence is economically low, politically it´s quite significant.

Tell the family of your nephew my condolences, it´s terribly sad to read that!