Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
...the Berlin wall came down. This was huge. I remember watching TV in my apartment as people stood atop the walls with sledge hammers.
It was quite moving.
I think just about everyone realized this was the beginning of the end for Communism and the USSR. I have to hand it to Gorbi for bringing the USSR down in a somewhat controlled crash. It could have been much worse than it was.
As I watched the wall broken apart, I wondered what the future would hold. It looked quite bright, and I think it has generally turned out quite well. Germany's reunification went well, and the ex-Soviet block natiomns seem to have integrated prety well, despite nastiness in what was once Yugoslavia.
One of my inane, non sequitor thoughts at the time was, "Man, this will really do Tom Clancy out of a job!"
It was quite moving.
I think just about everyone realized this was the beginning of the end for Communism and the USSR. I have to hand it to Gorbi for bringing the USSR down in a somewhat controlled crash. It could have been much worse than it was.
As I watched the wall broken apart, I wondered what the future would hold. It looked quite bright, and I think it has generally turned out quite well. Germany's reunification went well, and the ex-Soviet block natiomns seem to have integrated prety well, despite nastiness in what was once Yugoslavia.
One of my inane, non sequitor thoughts at the time was, "Man, this will really do Tom Clancy out of a job!"