Another piece of the Berlin Wall I posted about last Monday, now illustreated by artists.
I am linking this to Monday Mural
Today we celebrate our Liberation Day. May 5th 1945 the Canadian allies liberated the north part of the Netherlands which we will never forget. When you see this wall in Berlin you realize how precious freedom is and to keep it.
Today we celebrate our Liberation Day. May 5th 1945 the Canadian allies liberated the north part of the Netherlands which we will never forget. When you see this wall in Berlin you realize how precious freedom is and to keep it.
Nice mural with lots to see in it.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIn agree with Andy, you could study the images for awhile and still not see everything. I had a Canadian friend when I lived in The Netherlands. She had a coat with a maple leaf on it. older Dutch people would actually stop her on the street to say thanks....after all those years.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenYes it is etched in our minds, there are still people living who expierenced the war. My sister was born during the war and me just two years after. So we were raised with the memories of our parents.
VerwijderenI remember the day the medal came in the mail. My Dad opened the brown envelope the postman had left with his name on it. Inside it was a lovely small box with soft lining and a medal which says "Thank You Canada" - 1945, with a Canadian and Netherlands Flag on the medal. He held it in his hand, closed his eyes and I watched a tear slide down his face. Dad put his Medal in his wooden box with the others and every Nov 11 he wore it proudly with all the others as he marched with his Unit in remembrance of those that did not come home - he never missed a parade in memory of the fallen, his friends and those he had never met. This was the only time I ever saw my Dad so emotional. He marched proudly, his shoulders straight and his head held high and as he grew older and was confined to a wheelchair, he still held his head high and his shoulders straight as he "marched" in the parade, with a young man in the reserves pushing his wheelchair. He never forgot.These have been some very touching posts Marianne. Thank you.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenthat's an interesting mural, so much to see!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI vividly recall the day the wall was torn down; I was still teaching and I read "The Mending Wall" as a tribute during an all-school assembly in its honor.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenDearest Marianne,
BeantwoordenVerwijderenFor celebrating the National Dutch Liberation Day; not ONLY for the north but the entire country you ought to mention all the allied forces that risked their lives for achieving this. Not ONLY Canadians. There is a HUGE American cemetery in my Province of birth Limburg...
Hugs,
Mariette
Enjoy the celebrations Marianne and long live peace!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThis is a very moving post for me and I celebrate this anniversary with you. I was in Berlin in the 1960s and someone was shot trying to cross from East to West Germany. I also remember exactly the moment, where I was and what I was doing, when the announcement came that the Berlin Wall was coming down. I would like to see it again as it is now someday.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBrings back memories of friends I met behind the "Iron Curtain" as I left to return to the States back in the 70s. I've often wondered how they fared after "the fall."
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWonderful murals on the wall!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenPrachtig en tegelijk indrukwekkend.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe wall is a great reminder of oppression. It's too bad Putin doesn't take a good look at it.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI remember hearing the horror stories about this wall when I was growing up. How different it is today! The murals are fascinating.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt is interesting to see, though it seems a shame that it has such a touristy atmosphere to it - souvenirs, passport stamps, etc.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI was living in Amsterdam in 1980 and remember people thanking me... actually my father was in Nijmegen in 1944/5.
I remember the original photo of the guard jumping the barbed wire and defecting to the West. It was an incredibly tense time. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
BeantwoordenVerwijderencrazy that people cannot just be adults all the time (meaning, no war, no walls, etc etc)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIk heb mijn beker nog in herinnering van de 10de bevrijdingsdag - heb ik meegemaakt toen ik op de kleuterschool zat. (dat is ook een posje geleden)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAnd I was also on the East German side of the Berlin wall way back in 1972 - made some 8mm movies there with guards watching. We left through Checkpoint Charlie.
I found the wall a very moving reminder of that period in history. I am too young to have lived through the war but the wall is part of my lifetime's history.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenSo very cool!
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