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To: Kathy in Alaska

Thank you for the remembrance. My father-in-law served with the Army Corps of Engineers before and during the Berlin Airlift. He was stationed at Hanau Depot. Heavy construction equipment needed to be airlifted to Berlin for the construction of a new airport. Part of his work was devising ways to transport the necessary heavy equipment to Berlin. In many cases, the equipment was so large and so heavy that it had never been transported by air before this time. He was young and energetic, and I know he took great satisfaction in the work he and his fellow soldiers accomplished in those years. Sadly, Pop didn’t live to see this 60th anniversary. He passed on in 2005.


17 posted on 07/27/2008 5:43:18 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: Think free or die
Welcome to the Canteen, Think free....thank YOU for sharing your father-in-law's experiences during the Berlin Airlift. It took mountains of "necessity is the mother of invention" moments by our military to pull it off. Our thanks to him for his service to our country.


21 posted on 07/27/2008 5:56:03 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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To: Think free or die

Good evening Think free or die, thanks to your father for his service!


29 posted on 07/27/2008 6:25:24 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
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