U.S. Military personnel enjoy a meal in Helmstedt, the layover point for Berlin Military Train crews on their "turn" from Lichterfelde-West to Helmstedt to Lichterfelde-West. In the background, is a photo mural showing the Brandenburg Gate in die Kaiserzeit. Shadowy images of vanished Germans contrasted with contemporary reality. Being in Berlin Brigade sometimes meant dealing with ironic situations as we picked our way through the complexities that history had dumped on young Americans.
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