What's New?

2001

• Dec 31, 2001:
• • Added Stars & Stripes article 'Trigger-happy' Soviet killed major, Kirkpatrick says https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nickirkpat.htm
  • Added Stars & Stripes article U.S. confirms it will boycott Elbe riteshttps://usmlm.org/home/russians/elbe85.htm 
  • Added Stars & Stripes article Nicholson given hero's funeral https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicherofuneral.htm
• Dec 30, 2001:
• • Added 2001 reunion photos https://usmlm.org/home/reunion/2001/reunion2001.htm
  • Added Stars & Stripes article Weinberger calls Nicholson killing 'calculated act'  https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicweinberger85.htm 
• Dec 29, 2001:
• • Added Stars & Stripes article Nicholson's body is returned to U.S. https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicfuneral.htm 
  • Added UPI article Sequence of events in the shooting of Maj. Nicholson https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicholsonevents85.htm 
  • Added Stars & Stripes article Slain officer [Nicholson] is described as filled with goodness, kindness  https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicholsonprofile85.htm 
  • Added Stars & Stripes article U.S. Military Liaison Mission operations https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/missionops85.htm 
• Dec 28, 2001:
• • Added Stars & Stripes article on LTC Nicholson titled U.S. officials meet with Soviet attaches, 29 Mar 85. https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nich032985ss.htm
  • Added Stars & Stripes article titled West keeps tabs on Soviet mission vehicles, 29 Mar 85.  https://usmlm.org/home/soviets/soxmis/soxmis032985.htm
• Dec 27, 2001:
• • Added Bill Burhans' Photo Album on Potsdam & Berlin (several more to come) https://usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm 
  • Added Jim Antoniono's Photo Album https://usmlm.org/home/albums/antoniono/antonionoalbum.htm 
• Dec 25, 2001:
• • Added photo album of Mel Ratz photo collection to image gallery https://usmlm.org/home/albums/ratz/melsalbum1.htm
  • Added photo of Gen. Alexander Haig with Bill Corbett to image gallery and private area https://usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm#bill 
• Dec 22, 2001:
• • Updated member email directory in private area
  • Added reference Alliierte Militärmissionen in Deutschland, 1946-1990, Dorothee Mußgnug to Library, recommended by Col. Kelley. https://usmlm.org/home/library.htm 
• Dec 20, 2001: Added 2001 reunion group photo https://usmlm.org/home/reunion.htm 
• Dec 7, 2001: Added paper Military liaisons between Nato and the Warsaw Pact:  An Agenda for the Future, by Dr. John Fahey and Dr. Paul Gillette, for the John Hopkins Foreign Policy Institute.  https://usmlm.org/home/coldwar/fpipaper.htm 
• Dec 2, 2001: Added news article Weinberger on Nicholson's slaying https://usmlm.org/home/nicholson/weinnich85.htm
• Dec 1, 2001: Updated member email directory in private area including several email address changes
• Nov 15, 2001: Updated member email directory in private area
• Nov 14, 2001: Added USMLM-Cold War timeline https://usmlm.org/home/coldwar/usmlmtimeline.htm
• Nov 12, 2001:
• • Added official history of the Potsdam house  https://usmlm.org/home/potsdam/potsdamhousehistory.htm 
  • Updated member email directory in private area
• Nov 11, 2001:  Added US-Russian forces meeting at Torgau (Elbe River) on 25 Apr 1945  https://usmlm.org/home/russians/wwii-torgau.htm 
• Nov 6, 2001:  Added story "American Held By Reds Denies Spying Charge" https://usmlm.org/home/newsarchive/52charges.htm contributed by Geoff Duin
• Nov 4, 2001:  Updated member email directory in private area
• Oct 22, 2001:  Updated member email directory in private area
• Oct 21, 2001:  Updated member email directory in private area
• Sep 30, 2001:  Updated member email directory in private area
• Sep 12, 2001:  Created page in tribute to attacks on America https://usmlm.org/home/911/tribute.htm 
• Sep 9, 2001:  New photos added to USMLM vehicles section https://usmlm.org/home/vehicles.htmand Soviet photo gallery https://usmlm.org/home/soviets.htm 
• Sep 5, 2001:  Updated USMLM awards & decorations section - adding Medal for Human Action (Berlin Airlift) https://usmlm.org/home/awards/USMLMunitawards.htm
• Aug 24, 2001:  Updated USMLM awards & decorations section https://usmlm.org/home/awards/USMLMunitawards.htm
• Aug 17, 2001:  Updated member email directory in private area
• July 27, 2001:
• • Added two new members to email directory in private area
  • Updated 2001 reunion page https://usmlm.org/home/reunion.htm 
  • Added DC links to reunion page https://usmlm.org/home/reunion/dclinks.htm
• July 21, 2001:  Added USMLM unit decorations section contributed by L.G. Kelley https://usmlm.org/home/awards/USMLMunitawards.htm  
• July 20, 2001:  Added 1977 year group photos to private area
• July 12, 2001:  USMLM Reunion (Nov 9/10 2001) details added https://usmlm.org/home/reunion.htm 
• July 7, 2001:   Added Soviet order of  battle section https://usmlm.org/home/soviets/gsfg.htm 
• Jun 27, 2001:   Added new member to e-mail directory in private area
• Jun 23, 2001:
• • Made pages disabled-friendly (Bobby Approved)
  • Added following stories:
  • • Mar 1962:  Clarke Protests to Russ Over Shooting of U.S. Military Car by Vopos
    • 1962: Soviets Take a Quick Swipe At Our East German Patrol
    • Apr 1962: Russians Curb Potsdam Unit Of U.S. Forces [as result of shooting incident]
    • Apr 1962: Russ Mission Given Escorts
• Jun 22, 2001:  Added History Channel affiliation http://www.qksrv.net/click-838027-3885746
• Jun 15, 2001:
• • Added reference to Barbara Fahey's book Berlin Wall Flower to Library section https://usmlm.org/home/library.htm 
  • Added link to military.com's tribute to LTC Arthur Nicholson https://usmlm.org/home/links.htm 
  • Added new member to e-mail directory in private area
  • Made Correction to 1999 reunion photos  https://usmlm.org/home/reunion99.htm 
• Jun 13, 2001:   Added new member to e-mail directory in private area
• Jun 12, 2001:  Added update to Soviet shootdown of T-39 (A Cold Night in Erfurt)  https://usmlm.org/home/coldwar/shootdowns/1964t39shootdown.htm 
• Jun 11, 2001: 
• • Added story on East German riots at Potsdam house https://usmlm.org/home/potsdam/potsdamriot65.htm 
  • Added new members to e-mail directory in private area
• Jun 5, 2001:  Added new members to e-mail directory in private area
• May 28, 2001:  Created incidents & detentions section under member login area
• May 12, 2001:   Added USMLM memorabilia page to member login area
• May 10, 2001:   Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• May 3, 2001:
• • Added link to Joe & Hilary Ball's website to our links page https://usmlm.org/home/links.htm 
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  • Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 30, 2001:   Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 29, 2001:   Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 26, 2001:   Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 24, 2001:
• • Added photo of Vopo to image gallery page contributed by Dave Paulson https://usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm 
  • Added photos to home page contributed by Paul Nikulla
• Apr 23, 2001:
• • Added aerial view of Potsdam House to image section  https://usmlm.org/home/potsdamhouse.htm 
  • Added photos to Air Team section https://usmlm.org/home/airteam.htm
  • Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 22, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area & made corrections elsewhere
• Apr 21, 2001:
• • Added Air Team section https://usmlm.org/home/airteam.htm 
  • Added Lt. Col. Burhans Air Team photos https://usmlm.org/home/images/burhans/AirTeam/burhans-air.htm 
• Apr 20, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 19, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 15, 2001:  Added maps of East Germany to library area https://usmlm.org/home/DDR/ddrmaps.htm 
• Apr 14, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private are
• Apr 12, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 10, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 9, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 8, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 4, 2001:  Updated member e-mail directory in private area
• Apr 2, 2001:  Added more member e-mail addresses and continued to modify e-mail directory
• Apr 1, 2001:  Added member e-mail directory to private area
• Mar 31, 2001:  Added member e-mail message archive to private area
• Feb 11, 2001:

• • Added story "A Cold Night in Erfurt" by Wolfgang Preisler.  The Soviet shootdown of a USAF T-39 training flight.  https://usmlm.org/home/erfurt.htm 
  • Updated home page 

• Feb 1, 2001:  Added new member e-mail list instruction page.  https://usmlm.org/home/listserv.htm 
• Jan 29, 2001

• • Added Berlin Wall May 89 photo contributed by CPT Ray Starmann,  205th MI Brigade/V Corps https://usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm 
  • Added the following contributed by Dave "Crash" Paulson: 

  • • Added Ford Fairlane photo to vehicles section https://usmlm.org/home/vehicles.htm
    • Added 1967 Potsdam House pix https://usmlm.org/home/potsh1967.htm
    • Added photo of the month: A Good Trail for Touring The DDR https://usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm

• Jan 21, 2001:  Created BRIXMIS reunion 2000 web page courtesy of Bill Burhans and Tom Spencer https://usmlm.org/home/reunion/BRIXMIS2000reunion.htm
• Jan 20, 2001:  Created Berlin Wall page under image sectionhttps://usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm 
• Jan 16, 2001:  Added 1973 Big Z 14 USMLM stock car page to vehicle images section https://usmlm.org/home/stockcar.htm
• Jan 15, 2001: 

• • Added new link to links page for new CNN web page entitled New Germany: Prosperity and Pain http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/germany/ 
  • Added software download area to member private section

• Jan 12, 2001:  Added member contributed postcard from Berlin comparing 1989 to 1999 https://usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm
• Jan 3, 2001:  Added new article to library area entitled E.Germany Used Nuclear Tags on Dissidents https://usmlm.org/home/nuketag.htm 
• Jan 1, 2001:  Added '70 alumni yeargroup photo to private area contributed by Larry Ridley