This Day In History

[carolinarider09]

Just saw this on Facebook (yeah I know).   It was on the "41 for Freedom" groups page.  

On this day, November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down.

This basically ended the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.  The fall of the Soviet Union would not be far behind.  

What I was not aware was that  6,000 engineers wee were laid off by Honeywell and Alliant Tech Systems due to the end of the cold war with USSR.  

I guess in the overall scheme of things that's not a lot but it is good remember there are consequences to good things happening.  

https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall

41 for Freedom Submarines

From 1959 to 1967, the Navy commissioned 41 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each capable of carrying 16 Polaris missiles. Known as the 41 for Freedom submarines, these vessels comprised five classes of submarines: the Washington­-class, the Ethan Allen-class, the Lafayette-class, the James Madison-class, and the Benjamin Franklin­-class.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/cold-war/strategic-deterrence/41-for-freedom.html

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Just saw this on Facebook (yeah I know).   It was on the "41 for Freedom" groups page. 

On this day, November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down.

This basically ended the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.  The fall of the Soviet Union would not be far behind. 

What I was not aware was that  6,000 engineers wee laid off by Honeywell and Alliant Tech Systems due to the end of the cold war with USSR. 

I guess in the overall scheme of things that's not a lot but it is good remember there are consequences to good things happening. 

https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall

41 for Freedom Submarines

From 1959 to 1967, the Navy commissioned 41 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each capable of carrying 16 Polaris missiles. Known as the 41 for Freedom submarines, these vessels comprised five classes of submarines: the Washington­-class, the Ethan Allen-class, the Lafayette-class, the James Madison-class, and the Benjamin Franklin­-class.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/cold-war/strategic-deterrence/41-for-freedom.html

I was sitting with some friends in England. Hans was from E. Germany. I've never seen a man cry so much whilst having the biggest grin.

[Jess from VA]

On this day, November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down.

What I was not aware was that 6,000 engineers wee laid off by Honeywell and Alliant Tech Systems due to the end of the cold war with USSR.

For ostensibly the same reason (and a Dem in the white house), by Dec 1992, 200,000 of both Army and Air Force were released from active service (one third of the serving force), including me.

I cannot speak to the Navy/Marines.