Dass aus dem vier Jahrzehnte w\u00e4hrenden Kalten Krieg kein realer milit\u00e4rischer Konflikt auf europ\u00e4ischem Boden wurde, ist der Pr\u00e4senz der amerikanischen Streitkr\u00e4fte am Eisernen Vorhang zu verdanken: 34 Jahre nachdem die Soldaten der US-Army das letzte Mal vom Observation Post Alpha aus zu einer Patrouille entlang der innerdeutschen Grenze zwischen Rasdorf und Geisa aufbrachen, erinnert die Point Alpha Stiftung am Freitag, 19. April, im US Camp der Gedenkst\u00e4tte mit dem Festakt Last Border Patrol an ihren Dienst. Beginn ist um 11.30 Uhr, die \u00d6ffentlichkeit ist dazu bei freiem Eintritt herzlich eingeladen.<\/p>\n
Mit der Last Border Patrol h\u00e4lt die Point Alpha Stiftung auch die Wachsamkeit und die Einsatzbereitschaft der GIs auf Point Alpha wach und unterstreicht die Rolle dieses symbolischen Ortes f\u00fcr die milit\u00e4rischen und politischen Entwicklungen, aber auch f\u00fcr die transatlantische Partnerschaft. Die Mission an der \u201eGrenze der Freiheit\u201c war bereits im Fr\u00fchjahr 1990 noch vor der Wiedervereinigung endg\u00fcltig beendet worden.<\/p>\n
\u201eWer heute 40 Jahre oder j\u00fcnger ist, kann kaum einen eigenen Eindruck von den Ereignissen haben, auf die wir bei der Last Border Patrol zur\u00fcckblicken. Deshalb sind Gedenkveranstaltungen wie diese so wichtig. Angesichts des Krieges auf europ\u00e4ischen Boden wird auch wieder die Bedeutung einer engen westlichen Allianz wie der NATO und einer gemeinsamen robusten Abschreckung deutlich, so wie es damals hier im Fulda Gap zur Verteidigung der Freiheit erfolgreich vorgemacht wurde\u201c, betont Benedikt Stock, Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrender Vorstand der Point Alpha Stiftung.<\/p>\n
Auftakt zur Veranstaltung ist die w\u00fcrdevolle Flaggen-Parade, die sogenannte \u201eRetreat Ceremony\u201c, welche von den amerikanischen Kadetten der High School JROTC aus Wiesbaden durchgef\u00fchrt wird und mit der Intonation der Nationalhymne endet. Begleitet wird das Programm von etlichen Vertretern der United States Administrationen, der Bundeswehr, der Reservistenverb\u00e4nde sowie weiteren G\u00e4sten aus Politik und Gesellschaft.<\/p>\n
\u201eWichtiger denn je ist es f\u00fcr Point Alpha, im Rahmen der Last Border Patrol die Erfahrungen der Vergangenheit in Verbindung mit den freiheitlichen und demokratischen Werten an die junge Generation weiterzugeben. Point Alpha war nicht nur W\u00e4chter f\u00fcr Werte und Frieden, sondern steht auch f\u00fcr die \u00dcberwindung von Diktatur und Grenzen\u201c, betont Stock. Zentraler Bestandteil im Ablauf ist daher ein internationaler Sch\u00fcler-Begegnungstag. 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