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FReeper Canteen ~ The Berlin Airlift, Part 4: The Legacy ~ January 3, 2011
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Posted on 01/02/2011 5:00:14 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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~ Hall of Heroes ~ The Berlin Airlift Part 4: The Legacy All info and photos from this website. Link to Part One Link to Part Two Link to Part Three
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THE AIRLIFT'S LEGACY The most obvious result of this confrontation was the 40-year Cold War with the Soviet Union, which ebbed with the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the Korean and Vietnam Conflicts. The US also forged a newfound friendship with Germany, its former foe, and established the Federal Republic of Germany as a result. In addition, the North Atlantic Treaty organization (NATO) was formed as a result of the crisis.
Less politically, our aircraft and airway system we enjoy today was developed and perfected as a result of the Berlin Airlift. Ground Controlled Approach or GCA was greatly improved as a necessity for the aircraft to land in Berlin, and our air traffic control system is a direct development of that technology. Loading procedures and maintenance procedures are greatly improved as a result, too.
More importantly, the Berlin Airlift demonstrated the military need for Air Transport in addition to Bombers and Fighters. A result is the Air Mobility Command and aircraft like the C-141 Starlifter, the C-130 Hercules, the C-5 Galaxy, and our newest transport, the C-17 Globemaster III.
All of these political and logistical ideas came as a result of the resolve of the US, Great Britain, France, and Germany to resist totalitarian tactics and wage a battle of air transport. This battle saved over 2.5 million people without firing a single shot. In a matter of fifteen months in 1948-49, world history was changed by the greatest humanitarian aviation event in history, the Berlin Airlift. |
MEMORIALS: The Airlift Memorial at Rhein Main Air Base, Frankfurt, and on Luftbruckenplatz at Tempelhf Airport in Berlin. Each prong represents one of the 3 air corridors used during "Operation Vittles", and the names of the US and British Airmen killed in the process are inscribed on the base of each. |
31 Americans lost their lives during the Berlin Airlift, paying the ultimate price for the freedom of others. Let that not be forgotten.
1st Lt George B. Smith Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Captain James A. Vaughan New Haven, Connecticut |
Cpl Norbert H. Theis Cunningham, Kansas |
1st Lt Leland V. Williams Abilene, Texas |
1st Lt Eugene S. Erickson Collinsville, Illinois |
PFC Ronald E. Stone Mt. Sterling, Kentucky |
Mr Karl V. Hagen New York, New York |
Sgt Richard Winter Seattle, Washington |
1st Lt Ralph H. Boyd Fort Worth, Texas |
1st Lt Charles H. King Britton, South Dakota |
Captain Billy E. Phelps Long Beach, California |
1st Lt Craig B. Ladd Minneapolis, Minnesota |
1st Lt Robert W. Stuber Arlington, California |
1st Lt Willis F. Hargis Nacogdoches, Texas |
TSgt Charles L. Putnam Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Major Edwin C. Diltz Fayetteville, Texas |
TSgt Lloyd G. Wells San Antonio, Texas |
1st Lt Robert P. Weaver Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Captain Willian R. Howard Gunnison, Mississippi |
AD/3 Harry R. Crites, Jr. Lafayette, Indiana |
1st Lt Royce C. Stephens San Antonio, Texas |
Captain Joel M. DeVolentine Miami, Florida |
1st Lt Richard M. Wurgel Union City, New Jersey |
1st Lt Robert C. von Luehrte Covington, Kentucky |
1st Lt William T. Lucas Wilson, North Carolina |
1st Lt Lowell A. Wheaton, Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas |
2nd Lt Donald J. Leemon Green Bay, Wisconsin |
PFC Johnny T. Orms Rhein-Main Air Base |
Captain William A. Rathgeber Portland, Oregon |
TSgt Herbert F. Heinig Fort Wayne, Indiana |
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Sgt Bernard J. Watkins Lafayette, Indiana |
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(Thanks to Mr. Ronald Hirst of Wiesbaden, Germany for helping us obtain the photos of these heroes.) Resources:
Gail S. Halvorsen, The Berlin Candy Bomber
"To Save A City", Roger G. Miller, United States Air Force History and museums Program, 1998.
"MAC and the Berlin Airlift" by Roger D. Launius and Coy F. Cross III Military Airlift Command, 1998
"Over The Hump" William H. Tunner, 1964 Duell, Sloan and Pearce. New York.
Current news: Berlin's Tempelhof Airport to be closed (Thanks for the heads-up to this story, OldSarge!) |
Please remember the Canteen is here to honor, support and entertain our troops and their families. This is a politics-free zone! Thanks for helping us in our mission! |
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.* * * * * * * * * * * *
Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:00:51 PM PST
by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: StarCMC
HAPPY NEW YEAR Star . . . God Bless you and yours . . . Hug the Munchins, and not so Munchins for me . . . SMILE!!!
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:02:53 PM PST
by
HopeandGlory
(Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Let me see if I can find the article in Speigel about Halvorson walking the streets of Berlin.
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:05:21 PM PST
by
DeaconBenjamin
(A trillion here, a trillion there, soon you're NOT talking real money)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Aloha and Happy New Year, Night Owl!
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:06:41 PM PST
by
BIGLOOK
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Once again...thank you ladies!
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01/02/2011 5:06:44 PM PST
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oldteen
To: StarCMC; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; ...
Please note: The author of the Hall of Heroes is StarCMC.
Please thank her for todays thread.
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01/02/2011 5:10:53 PM PST
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Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:12:52 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: All
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:14:19 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Happy Sunday Evening. It’s raining here!!!!
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:18:23 PM PST
by
PERKY2004
(Proud wife of a military pilot ~ Please pray for him (he's deployed to Iraq))
To: DeaconBenjamin
Good evening, Deacon....more info always appreciated.
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:20:19 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska; StarCMC
Prayers to remember those who died in this heroic effort!
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:22:01 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Why are TSA exempt from their own searches?)
To: BIGLOOK
Aloha BIG!
Happy New Year! Did you watch it arrive?
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:24:23 PM PST
by
oldteen
To: All
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:26:01 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: PERKY2004
Evenin’ PERKY!
Raining here as well. And, COLD!
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:26:02 PM PST
by
oldteen
To: DeaconBenjamin
I can't find it, but it was a beautiful story written by a German journalist who was tasked with interviewing Halvorsen.
The journalist was much too young to know the story of Halvorsen, but he described his shock at seeing Halvorsen almost mobbed by normally staid and proper German men and women in their 70s and 80s (he said it was like being in the entourage of a rock star) as they approached Halvorsen with tears in their eyes -- some even showing him the handkerchiefs that had held the candy they had received, and expressing such honor and gratitude to him. I wish I could do the story justice.
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:28:55 PM PST
by
DeaconBenjamin
(A trillion here, a trillion there, soon you're NOT talking real money)
To: HopeandGlory
Good evening, Nana Hope...did you get to visit with your grands over the holidays?
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:30:33 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: PERKY2004
What? You don’t have enough rain yet?
Good evening, Perky...((HUGS)) Did you get to chat with hubby over the holidays?
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:32:24 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
An Overcoming Faith
January 3, 2011
Few things disable new workers on a job like criticism from veterans. Good hiring managers know to protect new employees by surrounding them with mentors willing to shield them from unnecessary barbs.
Hannah is a mentor to us in dealing with criticism and deep desires of the heart (1 Sam. 1:1-18). Surrounded by a husband who didnt understand, a taunting peer, and an overly judgmental clergyman, Hannah found a way through the fog by confiding in God (v.10). While we now know God answered the prayer of Hannahs heart by giving her a child, we dont know for sure if Elis blessing was a wish or a promise from God (v.17). I think her no-longer-sad face came most of all because she gained peace from confiding in Him.
We were created to be in relationship with God; and when we take that relationship to an intimate level, it bonds us not only to His presence but also to His strength. Prayers that express our hurts and emotions are most assuredly welcomed by God because they demonstrate our trust in Him. We will often find perspective, and nearly always come away comforted, knowing weve entrusted the things that are troubling uswhether criticism or deep desiresto the One who is best able to sort through them.
The kindest Friend Ive ever had
Is One I cannot see,
Yet One in whom I can confide,
Who loves and blesses me. Shuler
In prayer, its better to have a heart without words
than words without heart.
Read: 1 Samuel 1:1-18
I cried to the
Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill.
Psalm 3:4
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:32:39 PM PST
by
The Mayor
(Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Sworn enemies turn into airborne caring Friends.
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posted on
01/02/2011 5:35:41 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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