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Tag: East Germany

One guitar: 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

That one guitar made his whole life change.

Germans tear down the Berlin Wall, November 1989. (Image via REMC.org)
Germans tear down the Berlin Wall, November 1989. (Image via REMC.org)

What does the rock group Foreigner have to do with the fall of the Berlin Wall?  New post up at Liberty Unyielding.  Enjoy!

Author theoptimisticconservativePosted on November 10, 2014Categories American liberty, Cultures, History, Political commentary, Political Philosophy, Popular Culture, The Ineffable, WesternTags 25th anniversary fall of Berlin Wall, American liberty, Berlin, Berlin Wall, Communism, East Germany, Europe, Foreigner rock band, freedom, Germany, History, Jukebox Hero, Larry Schweikart, Liberty, Marc Leif, NATO, Obama, One guitar, Political philosophy, rock and roll and the Berlin Wall, rock and roll and the Iron Curtain, Rockin' the Wall movie, Sound of freedom, The West, totalitarianism, Western freedom

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