At the end of WWII's European Theater of Operations, the area controlled by Germany was divided up amongst the conquering allied nations: Russia, England and the U.S. The capital city of Berlin, even though it was in the Russian sector, was split between them.

It was here ... and then ... when the "Cold War" began. Russia decided to carry the reparations against their historical enemy Germany a step further by starving the inhabitants of Berlin. They barred entry to the city by the other occupation forces.

War stories ... memories ... a pastime for old warriors. A history that the newer generation needs to know, knowledge that will help them in their own call to arms, once again, "what is past is prologue."

"What did you do in the war Grandpa?" is a question that is going to be asked here and now by the students and their teachers and directors of Minarets High School.

Down through the ages, one of the most frequent causes of a revolt by the people has been excessive taxation.

In fact, our own revolution included a demonstration against a tax on tea ... Also the beginning of the pollution of Boston Harbor.