From: Steve Ewing 

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:16:45 -0500, janel  wrote:

> Actually, I don't remember the whole story about how or why he got
> them and put them on display.  There were articles about it in the
> local papers at the time.  I know the guy that owns the place is
> German, and from what I remember, he thought the sections of the wall
> were an important part of history and should be preserved and
> displayed publicly.

I used to work with a lady who escaped from E Germany in her youth, either
in or under a train (I forget the details).  She got hitched to a US
soldier from Alabama, who brought her to the US, and had the most
delightful German-Southern accent ("Unt how are y'all?").

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Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/~sewing

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