{"id":46424,"date":"2024-09-27T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T08:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/?p=46424"},"modified":"2024-09-27T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T08:33:02","slug":"suivez-moi-nach-ueber-50-jahren-zurueck-am-op-alpha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/en\/suivez-moi-nach-ueber-50-jahren-zurueck-am-op-alpha\/","title":{"rendered":"Suivez Moi &#8211; nach \u00fcber 50 Jahren zur\u00fcck am \u201eOP Alpha\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Lesezeit: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">Minuten<\/span><\/span>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;46425&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_link_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]Der Besuch der Gedenkst\u00e4tte Point Alpha war f\u00fcr eine rund 40-k\u00f6pfige Delegation US-Amerikanern H\u00f6hepunkt ihrer einw\u00f6chigen Reunion in Osthessen. Bei den G\u00e4sten aus \u00dcbersee handelte es sich um Veteranen des 14th Armored Cavalry Regiments, die seit den fr\u00fchen 1950er bis in die 1970er Jahre in Fulda, Bad Kissingen sowie Bad Hersfeld stationiert und mit der \u00dcberwachung des \u201eFulda Gaps\u201c an der innerdeutschen Grenze beauftragt waren. Gemeinsam mit ihren Ehepartnerinnen und begleitet von aktiven Soldaten begaben sie sich auf eine bewegende Zeitreise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46444\" style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46444\" class=\" wp-image-46444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-300x200.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Extra aus Alaska angereist war John Fischer (links), hier mit dem Point-Alpha-Vorstand Philipp Metzler.\" width=\"393\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-2048x1365.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/B-Fischer-Metzler-900x600.jpg.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extra aus Alaska angereist war John Fisher (links), hier mit dem Point-Alpha-Vorstand Philipp Metzler.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>F\u00fcr manchen Veteranen war es das erste Wiedersehen seit langer Zeit. John Fisher aus Alaska zum Beispiel war seit mehr als 50 Jahren erstmals wieder an \u201eseinen\u201c Beobachtungsposten zur\u00fcckkehrt und zeigte sich begeistert vom Gedenkort und der heutigen Arbeit der Point Alpha Stiftung. Andere waren hingegen bereits mehrfach zuvor an ihre alte Wirkungsst\u00e4tte(n) zur\u00fcckgekehrt und f\u00fchlen sich mit ihrer \u201ezweiten Heimat\u201c tief verbunden. Sie alle sind stolz, durch ihren Dienst zur \u00dcberwindung der Blockkonfrontation und zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands beigetragen zu haben. F\u00fcr eine positive \u00dcberraschung sorgte bei den Amerikanern der rege Besucherandrang, insbesondere von Schulklassen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46448\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46448\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin-231x300.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Eine besondere M\u00fcnz-Pr\u00e4gung soll die ehemaligen Soldaten an das Treffen in der Gedenkst\u00e4tte erinnern. Fotos: Johannes Schneider\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin-231x300.jpg.webp 231w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin-787x1024.jpg.webp 787w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin-768x999.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin-1180x1536.jpg.webp 1180w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/C-Reunion-Coin.jpg.webp 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eine besondere M\u00fcnz-Pr\u00e4gung soll die ehemaligen Soldaten an das Treffen in der Gedenkst\u00e4tte erinnern. Fotos: Johannes Schneider<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nach einem Rundgang durch das US Camp und das Haus auf der Grenze begannen die ehemaligen Soldaten in Erinnerungen zu schwelgen. Im lockeren Austausch entwickelten sich spannende Unterhaltungen, die f\u00fcr die begleitenden Mitarbeiter der Gedenkst\u00e4tte enorm erkenntnisreich waren. Daraus resultieren neue Ans\u00e4tze f\u00fcr die Erforschung des US Camps, insbesondere was die Fr\u00fchphase der US-amerikanischen Pr\u00e4senz auf dem Hummelsberg anbelangt. Aber auch die ein oder andere Anekdote und eine gute Prise Soldatenhumor sorgten f\u00fcr Stimmung.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46458\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46458\" class=\" wp-image-46458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-300x175.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Michael Brand MdB und Stiftungsratsmitglied spricht beim Regimental Dinner \u00fcber die freundschaftlichen transatlantischen Beziehungen.\" width=\"430\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-300x175.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-1024x596.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-768x447.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-1536x894.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/D-brand-2048x1191.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Brand MdB und Stiftungsratsmitglied spricht beim Regimental Dinner \u00fcber die freundschaftlichen transatlantischen Beziehungen.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eine Abordnung aktiver US-Soldaten legte schlie\u00dflich einen Kranz am Erinnerungsstein im ehemaligen OP Alpha nieder. Er ist den Angeh\u00f6rigen des 14th und 11th ACR gewidmet, die entlang der innerdeutschen Grenze gedient haben. Point-Alpha-Vorstand Philipp Metzler und LTC Sean D. Henley, Kommandeur 1st Squadron, 14th ACR, unterstrichen dabei die besondere Bedeutung des Auftrages der US-Soldaten und die enge deutsch-amerikanische Freundschaft. Beide schlugen zudem eine Br\u00fccke in die Gegenwart, denn der russische Angriffskrieg auf die Ukraine habe die europ\u00e4ische Sicherheitsarchitektur ersch\u00fcttert, die nach dem Ende des Blockkonflikts f\u00fcr Stabilit\u00e4t und Frieden gesorgt habe. Gerade ein Ort wie Point Alpha zeige, dass Entschlossenheit und Partnerschaft den Frieden sicherten.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46474\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46474\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-300x192.jpg.webp\" alt=\"John Dunivan hatte die ACR-Reunion koordiniert, neben ihm seine Ehefrau Christie.\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-300x192.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-1024x654.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-768x491.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-1536x981.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pointalpha.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/09\/E-Dunivan-2048x1308.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Dunivan hatte die ACR-Reunion koordiniert, neben ihm seine Ehefrau Christie.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Abschluss des Veteranen-Treffens war das \u201eRegimental Dinner\u201c im Maritim Hotel in Fulda. In festlicher Atmosph\u00e4re erinnerten sowohl aktive und ehemalige Angeh\u00f6rige der Einheit wie auch Vertreter der Politik, darunter der Bundestagsabgeordnete und Point-Alpha-Stiftungsratsmitglied Michael Brand, an die hervorragende Zusammenarbeit zwischen US-Armee, Bundeswehr der deutschen Zivilgesellschaft in den \u201eMilitary Communities\u201c. Mit Unterst\u00fctzung des \u201eBlackhorse Museums\u201c und der Point Alpha Stiftung war das Treffen von James Dunivan organisiert worden. 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