They have the tunnel, Harry, outlined from where the entrance was in the barracks to where the exit was.
As you walk through the woods you encounter remains with signs posted in Polish and ENglish, describing what the building was and it's significance during the camp's use. Here we are at the "cooler", where prisoners were kept in solitary confinement for 30 days if they were found trying to escape.
It was kind of like a treasure hunt to find the next sign and building.
A detailed sketch of tunnel Harry (you can double click the image to enlarge it):
The entrance:
The water tank, in case there was a fire:
Kurt lying down on the tunnel outline. It would've been a pretty tight fit! :)
The remains of the hut where tunnel "Tom" was located: 
After seeing the camp in Poland, we drove into Berlin, where we spent the next two days:
Part of the Berlin Wall. All over the city, pieces have been painted to depict the tyranny surrounding the people, when the wall was up. 
The buildings once used as the Gestapo headquarters and the SS central command.
Just staring up at the cold, gloomy buildings is enough to make you shudder.
There were 7 designated checkpoints between East and West Berlin. When the wall came down in 1990, a contest was held to choose artists to build memorials at each of the 7 sites. Here we are at Checkpoint Charlie, the only site where Allies and foreigners could cross between 1961 and 1990, which has been redesigned as an American army guardhouse with a lamp that is constantly lit. There is a replica of the famous sign saying "You are now leaving the American Sector" still posted. There are also enlarged photos of an American soldier and a Soviet soldier staring across the street from each other.
At Checkpoint Charlie, you could pay to get your passport stamped with the original stamps used at the checkpoint. I took this photo so I would remember what each stamp in our passports was for. 
There are many pictures in Berlin that crush your heart. Pictures about the Berlin wall and about the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. This photo was in the Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, illuminating the division of East and West Berlin. This city has been through so much heartache in history.
The "Konzerthaus" (Concert house), which was so badly destroyed during the war that it has since been torn down and rebuilt: 
The "Berliner Dom" (Berlin Cathedral): 
TV Tower (tallest structure in Berlin) and the Rotes Rathaus, which is Berlin's mayor's office:
King Frederick the Great's statue outside Humboldt University where Marx and Engels studied and where Einstein taught. Across the street is Babelplatz, the site of the first official Nazi book burning.
As some of you may know, Kurt is not very excited about photos... but he asked for the camera to take about 5 pictures of this car. Mind you, these are the only pictures he took in all of Berlin. "I wonder if they allow test drives..." - Kurt 
Brandenburg Gate in Pariser Platz, the only surviving one of Berlin's original 18 city gates:
The Reichstag, home to the German Parliament and the site of many significant events in German and world history: 
"Wings and Weapons", the Victory Column built in 1864: 
Schloss Charlottenburg, palace of the Prussian Queen: 
While most of Berlin and Europe has been rebuilt since the end of WWII, some reminders, such as this church with it's destructed building and missing steeple still exist. 
This is the Holocaust Memorial. Like the Holocaust, the memorial doesn't make any sense. Plain slabs of concrete, various sizes, no names or dates but overwhelming numbers. Fitting, isn't it? The actual memorial is underground, another feature that adds to the pyschoanalysis of the memorial. It features the timeline of events including horrifying photos and letters from the ghettos and their "liquidations", concentration camps and stories of individuals and families and what happened to them. It was overwhelming and sobering, to say the least... like your heart is in the pit of your stomach. How people could participate in and justify this, I will never understand. "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference" - C.S. Lewis 
While in Berlin, we visited the site of the Memorial to the German Resistance. This museum was once a high command headquarters building for the "German army during WWII. From here, a coup was planned to assassinate Hitler and to take control of the country to end the war. The code name for this plan was "Operation Valkyrie". Here is one of the main conspiritors Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.
He planted a bomb in a conference room at Hitler's "Wolf's Lair". The bomb exploded, killing many officers but Hitler himself escaped uninjured because the sturdy table, seen in the center of the photo, protected him. Here is a photo of the conference room after the bomb exploded:
Because Hitler had survived, the coup failed. Stauffenberg and the other main conspiritors were lined up in this courtyard of the Army headquarters in Berlin and were executed. Stauffenberg's final words were "Long live our sacred Germany".
Here is a photo of the other individuals involved in that assassination attempt on Hitler. As you can see, those involved range from civilians to very high ranking German military officials, evidence of the strong German resistance at the time. It was these men who were willing to question Hitler's agenda and to give their lives to stand up for their conscience and sense of morality. 
There were 7 designated checkpoints between East and West Berlin. When the wall came down in 1990, a contest was held to choose artists to build memorials at each of the 7 sites. Here we are at Checkpoint Charlie, the only site where Allies and foreigners could cross between 1961 and 1990, which has been redesigned as an American army guardhouse with a lamp that is constantly lit. There is a replica of the famous sign saying "You are now leaving the American Sector" still posted. There are also enlarged photos of an American soldier and a Soviet soldier staring across the street from each other.
At Checkpoint Charlie, you could pay to get your passport stamped with the original stamps used at the checkpoint. I took this photo so I would remember what each stamp in our passports was for. There are many pictures in Berlin that crush your heart. Pictures about the Berlin wall and about the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. This photo was in the Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, illuminating the division of East and West Berlin. This city has been through so much heartache in history.
The "Konzerthaus" (Concert house), which was so badly destroyed during the war that it has since been torn down and rebuilt: The "Berliner Dom" (Berlin Cathedral): TV Tower (tallest structure in Berlin) and the Rotes Rathaus, which is Berlin's mayor's office:King Frederick the Great's statue outside Humboldt University where Marx and Engels studied and where Einstein taught. Across the street is Babelplatz, the site of the first official Nazi book burning.
As some of you may know, Kurt is not very excited about photos... but he asked for the camera to take about 5 pictures of this car. Mind you, these are the only pictures he took in all of Berlin. "I wonder if they allow test drives..." - Kurt Brandenburg Gate in Pariser Platz, the only surviving one of Berlin's original 18 city gates: The Reichstag, home to the German Parliament and the site of many significant events in German and world history: "Wings and Weapons", the Victory Column built in 1864: Schloss Charlottenburg, palace of the Prussian Queen: While most of Berlin and Europe has been rebuilt since the end of WWII, some reminders, such as this church with it's destructed building and missing steeple still exist. This is the Holocaust Memorial. Like the Holocaust, the memorial doesn't make any sense. Plain slabs of concrete, various sizes, no names or dates but overwhelming numbers. Fitting, isn't it? The actual memorial is underground, another feature that adds to the pyschoanalysis of the memorial. It features the timeline of events including horrifying photos and letters from the ghettos and their "liquidations", concentration camps and stories of individuals and families and what happened to them. It was overwhelming and sobering, to say the least... like your heart is in the pit of your stomach. How people could participate in and justify this, I will never understand. "The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference" - C.S. Lewis While in Berlin, we visited the site of the Memorial to the German Resistance. This museum was once a high command headquarters building for the "German army during WWII. From here, a coup was planned to assassinate Hitler and to take control of the country to end the war. The code name for this plan was "Operation Valkyrie". Here is one of the main conspiritors Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.He planted a bomb in a conference room at Hitler's "Wolf's Lair". The bomb exploded, killing many officers but Hitler himself escaped uninjured because the sturdy table, seen in the center of the photo, protected him. Here is a photo of the conference room after the bomb exploded:Because Hitler had survived, the coup failed. Stauffenberg and the other main conspiritors were lined up in this courtyard of the Army headquarters in Berlin and were executed. Stauffenberg's final words were "Long live our sacred Germany".Here is a photo of the other individuals involved in that assassination attempt on Hitler. As you can see, those involved range from civilians to very high ranking German military officials, evidence of the strong German resistance at the time. It was these men who were willing to question Hitler's agenda and to give their lives to stand up for their conscience and sense of morality. 
Keith and Heidi:
Keith presented both Kurt and Drew with his personal commander's coin:
The chain of command starting with the President and ending with Kurt's father:
Congratulations Keith! We are all very proud of you and your accomplishments. Minot AFB is very lucky to have an officer of your caliber on their staff. We wish you all the best with your new assignment!