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Posted on: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:40 PM
Subject: Beat Feet and Declare Defeat? - Canada Free Press
Unlike Stalin's actions in the spring of 1948 that resulted in the Truman's thirteen month long Berlin Airlift, the United States did nothing against ...
View article... http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/28620
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Posted on: Sunday, October 10, 2010 12:35 PM
Subject: General James Arthur Hill - Lancaster Eagle Gazette
His flying career was marked by his passionate desire to be where the action was, volunteering for the Berlin Airlift and flying the C-54 Skymaster, ...
View article... http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20101010/OBITUARIES/10100303
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Posted on: Thursday, October 07, 2010 9:06 AM
Subject: For treasurer, Ducey has key qualifications - Arizona Daily Star
He's written two books - "The Next Deal: The Future of Public Life in the Information Age" and another on the Berlin Airlift. ...
View article... http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_75948a60-023a-544d-853a-a441cc62733a.html
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Posted on: Saturday, October 02, 2010 1:29 PM
Subject: Roger Moorhouse's "Berlin at War," reviewed by Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post
Those years saw the division between East and West Berlin, the Berlin Airlift, the depredations of the East German secret police, the rise and fall of the ...
View article... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100103310.html
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Posted on: Friday, October 01, 2010 10:16 PM
Subject: 65 Years Later - Mount Vernon Gazette
Schonberger and his wife Kay, who he met during the Berlin airlift, raised two children. He was employed as an air safety investigator for the Civil ...
View article... http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=344696&paper=88&cat=104
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Posted on: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:26 AM
Subject: ARTHUR L. VOILES - Fort Dodge Messenger
He also served during the Berlin airlift. Pfc. Voiles was sent to 23 month motor vehicle repair courses and reassigned to Vienna Army Ordinance as vehicle ...
View article... http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/533183/ARTHUR-L--VOILES.html?nav=5011
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Posted on: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:13 AM
Subject: Freedom:'How easy to lose' - The Durango Herald
The Berlin Airlift (June 1948 to May 1949) foiled a Soviet land blockade aimed at making occupied Berlin dependent on Moscow. The Soviets increased the war ...
View article... http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/08/13/FreedomHow_easy_to_lose/
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Posted on: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 12:59 AM
Subject: In His Own Words: JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater's 20 Year-Career - People Magazine
Site of Berlin Airlift, later controled [sic] by US, France, and Britain. Only British Airways, Air France, Pan Am, and TWA allowed to serve afer [sic] the ...
View article... http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20409374,00.html
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Posted on: Saturday, August 14, 2010 7:31 PM
Subject: Frei sein! Mündig sein! Trauen wir uns - Tagesspiegel
In Berlin, gespalten in einen Ost- und Westsektor, verdichtete sich die neue Jalta-Ordnung wie in einem Brennglas; die Berlin-Blockade 1948 gab einen ...
View article... http://www.tagesspiegel.de/meinung/andere-meinung/frei-sein-muendig-sein-trauen-wir-uns/1903522.html
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Posted on: Friday, August 13, 2010 3:55 PM
Subject: 49 Jahre nach Mauerbau - Mauern trennen noch immer Völker - N24
Juni 1948 Beginn der Berlin-Blockade: Die Sowjetunion unterbindet die Versorgung des komplett von der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone umgebene Westberlin. ...
View article... http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_6262412.html
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Posted on: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 3:07 AM
Subject: Living With a Nuclear Iran - The Atlantic
... he considered Moscow a revolutionary power because of its instigation of the 1948–49 Berlin blockade, and its encouragement of the Korean War in 1950, ...
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Posted on: Friday, August 06, 2010 6:01 AM
Subject: Norfolk vet saw, firsthand, the fallout from A-bomb - The Virginian-Pilot
Many of the men in his American Legion Post 35, in Ocean View, did far more, in his view, in the war - flew supplies in the Berlin Airlift and survived ...
View article... http://hamptonroads.com/2010/08/norfolk-vet-saw-firsthand-fallout-abomb
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Posted on: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:34 PM
Subject: Hero hijack pilot Reginald Levy dies at 88 - Kansas City Star
After the war took part in the Berlin airlift before joining Sabena as a commercial pilot. He retired in 1982. "Airplanes and flying were his whole life," ...
View article... http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/05/2130932/hero-hijack-pilot-reginald-levy.html
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Posted on: Thursday, August 05, 2010 7:42 PM
Subject: Hero hijack pilot Reginald Levy dies at 88 - The Associated Press
After the war took part in the Berlin airlift before joining Sabena as a commercial pilot. He retired in 1982. "Airplanes and flying were his whole life," ...
Reginald Levy Is Dead at 88; Hailed as a Hero in a '72 Hijacking - New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/world/europe/05levy.html?_r=1
Sabena pilot Captain Reginald Levy dies at 88 - Jerusalem Post
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=183700
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Posted on: Saturday, August 07, 2010 12:33 AM
Subject: Face of Defense: Father, Daughter Share Aircraft Heritage - Department of Defense
"He would tell me the stories about when he was a loadmaster during the Berlin Blockade," she said. Although the two served in different services, ...
View article... http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=103005
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Posted on: Friday, August 06, 2010 12:38 PM
Subject: Danke Hiroshima, danke Nagasaki! - Nachrichten.ch
... es lässt sich nur schwer spekulieren, was wenige Jahre später bei der Berlin-Blockade oder kurz danach beim Korea-Konflikt passiert wäre. ...
View article... http://www.nachrichten.ch/kolumne/450132.htm
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Posted on: Friday, August 06, 2010 8:08 AM
Subject: Ten Reasons to Love the Bomb - American Thinker
The Hungarian takeover, the Czech coup, and the Berlin blockade increased tensions to the breaking point. Stalin was clearly probing to see how far he could ...
View article... http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/08/ten_reasons_to_love_the_bomb.html
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Posted on: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:50 PM
Subject: Father, daughter share aircraft heritage - Cannon Connections
“He would tell me the stories about when he was a loadmaster during the Berlin Blockade,” said the sergeant. Although the two served in different services, ...
View article... http://www.cannonconnections.com/news/father-3018-air-force.html
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Posted on: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 4:04 PM
Subject: Keep veterans out of defence department - London Free Press
... a decorated Second World War bomber pilot who earned a Distinguished Flying Cross, then won the Air Force Cross during the Berlin blockade, ...
View article... http://www.lfpress.com/comment/columnists/peter_worthington/2010/08/04/14917491.html
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Posted on: Sunday, August 01, 2010 7:55 AM
Subject: Memorial books placed at library - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
... C. Linker, E. Morrisey and M. Zezza; “Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolat Pilot” by Michael O. Tunnell, presented by L. Callahan, ...
View article... http://www.timesleader.com/TheDallasPost/community/Memorial_books_placed_at_library_08-01-2010.html
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Posted on: Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:07 PM
Subject: East European emigres in America - The Economist (blog)
The Normandy beaches, the Berlin airlift, the fall of communism in 1989, the siege of Sarajevo and other events are mere history, not grounds for action. ...
View article... http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/07/east_european_emigres_america
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Posted on: Thursday, July 29, 2010 1:33 PM
Subject: Leonard C. 'Len' Lueb - Hattiesburg American
He was an Air Force navigator during World War II and participated in the Berlin Airlift. He was also an equipment designer and engineer with Acor Services ...
View article... http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20100729/OBITUARIES/7290347
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 7:43 PM
Subject: Stoning Superman: Oliver Stone's War With the USA - Big Hollywood (blog)
... and the heroes of D-Day and their sacrificing homeland countrymen of World War II, as well as the rescuers of the Berlin Airlift of the late 1940's, ...
View article... http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgreenfield/2010/07/27/stoning-superman-oliver-stones-war-with-the-usa/
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 6:14 AM
Subject: World War II Planes Stop in Lee County - WIFR
It also participated in the Berlin airlift in 1948. "Sitting in an airplane like this, realizing that 19, 20, 21 year-old kids were actually in this ...
View article... http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/99284499.html?ref=499
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Posted on: Monday, July 26, 2010 7:04 PM
Subject: Field Artillery Museum in Oklahoma gains new exhibits - Auction Central News
The Allies responded by beginning the Berlin airlift to supply the city with food, fuel and necessities entirely by aircraft. Over the next year the US and ...
View article... http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/antiques/2862-field-artillery-museum-in-okla-gains-new-exhibits
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Posted on: Saturday, July 31, 2010 3:58 PM
Subject: Veteran looks after his 'buddies' - Edmonton Journal
"Berlin was just a shell of a place at the end of Second World War," Gorrie said, recalling his service with the Black Watch during the Berlin Blockade. ...
View article... http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Veteran+looks+after+buddies/3344689/story.html
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Posted on: Saturday, July 24, 2010 5:19 AM
Subject: Historic DC-3's Land In Butler County - KAKE
"Since the Normandy Invasion and the Berlin airlift, there's never been this many DC-3's together," said Jim Gabbert shortly after he landed his vintage ...
View article... http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/99153134.html
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Posted on: Friday, July 23, 2010 2:59 PM
Subject: Speakers' Corner Comes to Berlin - Spiegel Online
... the public forum on the grounds of the former Tempelhof Airport, which served as the hub for the Berlin Airlift during the blockade from 1948 to 1949. ...
View article... http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,708117,00.html
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Posted on: Friday, July 23, 2010 7:04 AM
Subject: Years After They Served, Local Veterans Given Recognition - Levittown Tribune
Harold Heitner, a Wantagh resident, served as a medic for US forces in Germany during the Berlin Airlift immediately following WWII in the late 1940s. ...
View article... http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/news/9328-years-after-they-served-local-veterans-given-recognition-.html
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Posted on: Friday, July 23, 2010 7:04 AM
Subject: Thanking the Men Who Served Our Country - Levittown Tribune
-Harold Heitner from Wantagh served for two years in Germany during the Berlin Airlift and received several awards for his service. ...
View article... http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/news/9327-thanking-the-men-who-served-our-country.html
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Posted on: Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:19 AM
Subject: Life stories: Bit by urge to fly, pilot thrived in cockpit - Arizona Daily Star
The 1948 Constellation was used during the Berlin Airlift and was the sister plane to Eisenhower's Air Force One, according to a 2000 Fortune Magazine ...
View article... http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_ad67b449-d6c4-5325-bc48-715de9e9a38c.html
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: Candy bomber drops into Danville - Pleasanton Weekly
Gail S. Halvorsen, now 89, kept the audience spellbound Sunday evening as he recalled the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 and his part in it. ...
View article... http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=4657
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Posted on: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: Breakfast links: News not to overlook - Greater Greater Washington
The airport is best known for the critical role it played in keeping Berlin alive during the Berlin Airlift. by ksu499 on Jul 20, 2010 10:25 am I'd want to ...
View article... http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=6610
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Posted on: Monday, July 19, 2010 10:22 PM
Subject: Candy bomber drops into Danville - Danville Weekly
Gail S. Halvorsen, now 89, kept the audience spellbound Sunday evening as he recalled the Berlin Airlift of 1948-49 and his part in it. ...
Berlin candy bomber speaks in Danville, meets children he served after World ...
View article... http://www.danvilleweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=3825
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Posted on: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:50 AM
Subject: 1948 mußte zusätzlich zur Briefmarke eine Notopfermarke geklebt sein - myheimat.de
Weltkrieg und der Berlin Blockade die Westberliner in echte wirtschaftliche Not geraten waren, mußte jeder Brief innerhalb Westdeutschland ab dem 1. ...
View article... http://www.myheimat.de/berlin/kultur/1948-musste-zusaetzlich-zur-briefmarke-eine-notopfermarke-geklebt-sein-d670574.html |
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Posted on: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:31 AM
Subject: 'Candy Bomber' comes to town - Danville Weekly
... British pilots delivered more than 2 million tons of food and fuel to a starving city in what became known as the Berlin Airlift or "Operation Vittles. ...
View article... http://www.danvilleweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=3817
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Posted on: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 5:49 PM
Subject: Flucht vom Potsdamer Platz - Tagesspiegel
Edzard Reuter, dessen Vater Ernst als Regierender Bürgermeister zur Zeit der Berlin-Blockade Geschichte geschrieben hatte, war als damaliger Daimler-Chef ...
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Posted on: Friday, July 12, 2010 4:35 AM
Subject: "Flight of the Phoenix" rising again - Yuma Sun
The C-82 Packet was used in the Berlin Airlift. It also was used in Operation Haylift in the winter of 1949, dropping an estimated 4.2 million pounds of hay ...
View article... http://www.yumasun.com/articles/film-62299-beck-phoenix.html
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Posted on: Friday, July 09, 2010 12:40 AM
Subject: Berlin Airlift's "Candy Bomber" to speak in Danville on Sunday, July 18 - Tri Valley Herald
Gail Halvorsen, who began candy drops for children during the Berlin Airlift, will speak Sunday, July 18 in Danville. The free event will be held at 7 pm at ...
View article... http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_15469708
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Posted on: Monday, July 05, 2010 10:46 PM
Subject: Welcome 'Big Peace': There Is Another Bear in the Woods - Big Government (blog)
So, I replied, what about that Berlin Airlift? Oh, America had to do that, my German hosts replied. That was totally different. For those who didn't grow up ...
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Posted on: Sunday, July 04, 2010 10:29 AM
Subject: Colonel wrote the book on Army rehab - The Desert Sun
This was during the time of the Berlin Airlift, when Allied forces delivered food and supplies to the people of Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the ...
View article... http://www.mydesert.com/article/20100704/NEWS13/7040303/Colonel-wrote-the-book-on-Army-rehab>
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Posted on: Sunday, July 04, 2010 7:14 AM
Subject: I LOVE MY COUNTRY - NewsWithViews.com
At the time, the American military was worried about implementing the Berlin Airlift without the help of the German people. They worried about the anger ...
View article... http://www.newswithviews.com/Barnewall/marilyn142.htm>
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Posted on: Sunday, July 04, 2010 6:12 AM
Subject: Selling the sail girl, 'Today' show-style - New York Post
... the guest speaker at a forum where he discussed his latest book, “Daring Young Men: The Heroism & Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949. ...
View article... http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/selling_the_sail_girl_today_show_0rYmNIywqnq7YMYNqZEvyN>
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Posted on: Sunday, July 04, 2010 1:45 AM
Subject: State Treasurer: Open seat invites busy field of candidates - Verde Independent
He is the author of "The Next Deal: The future of public life in the information age" and "The Candy Bombers: The untold story of the Berlin Airlift and ...
View article...http://verdenews.com/main.asp?SectionID%3D1%26SubSectionID%3D1%26ArticleID%3D37194>
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Posted on: Saturday, July 03, 2010 3:53 AM
Subject: Friday, July 2, 2010 - Updated 1d 6h ago - Boston Herald
The veteran Boston cabaret rocker holds court with a reunion of his '80s band Berlin Airlift and a guest shot from Dennis Brennan. At the Lizard Lounge, ...
View article... http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid%3D1265192%26srvc%3Dhome%26position%3Dalso>
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Posted on: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:30 PM
Subject: For the Fourth, five 'amazing American treasures' -- see if you agree - MinnPost.com
America's Finest Hour: Two related, massive post-World War II humanitarian events (with admittedly political overtones): the Berlin Airlift and the Marshall ...
View article...http://www.minnpost.com/listingslightly/2010/07/02/19405/for_the_fourth_five_amazing_american_treasures_--_see_if_you_agree>
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Posted on: Thursday, July 01, 2010 8:30 AM
Subject: Does this sound exciting? New TV channel for the over-50s - True/Slant
It will focus on culture and music from the post-war rock'n'roll years – from the Berlin airlift to the fall of Mrs. Thatcher. The presenters lined up for ...
View article...http://trueslant.com/franjohns/2010/07/01/does-this-sound-exciting-new-tv-channel-for-the-over-50s/>
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Posted on: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:41 PM
Subject: Berlin Airlift: Remembering those who fell to feed a hungry city during ... - United States Army (press release)
Joseph Kopcha, commander of US Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Headquarters Company, talks about the historic impact of the Berlin Airlift. ...
View article... http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/06/30/41608-berlin-airlift-remembering-those-who-fell-to-feed-a-hungry-city-during-massive-humanitarian-mission/>
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Posted on: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:01 AM
Subject: Your guide to today's viewing - Daily Dispatch Online
Starring Idris Elba and Carole Karemera 0015Movie: The Big Lift: (1950) (13) The historical 1948 Berlin Airlift as experienced by two US Air Force sergeants ...
View article... http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id%3D413964>
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Posted on: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:03 AM
Subject: We thought they had it all – now baby boomers get own TV channel - Independent
It will focus on culture and music from the post-war rock'n'roll years – from the Berlin airlift to the fall of Mrs Thatcher. The presenters lined up for ...
View article... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/we-thought-they-had-it-all-ndash-now-baby-boomers-get-own-tv-channel-2014029.html>
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Posted on: Monday, June 28, 2010 2:24 AM
Subject: Visitors may retrace steps of Harry Truman - Joplin Globe
Then, in quick succession, came the Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the Marshall Plan, the Red Scare, a recession, the Korean War and the firing of a popular ...
View article... http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1617565464/Visitors-may-retrace-steps-of-Harry-Truman>
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