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Checkpoint Charlie Life In Berlin Under The Wall
A Berlin morning at Checkpoint Charlie reveals the guard routine of Lt. Mayford McCarter Jr and Lt Edward Burke as U.S. MPs oversee the crossing point. The wall splits Friedrichstrasse with East German guards nearby while tank history and a white hut mark the checkpoint.
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Friedrichstrasse
Berlin
Mayford Clay McCarter Jr
Edward G. Burke
Fiveman
Checkpoint Charlie
West Berlin
U. S. Army
U.S
OIC
Oics
Gilbert Jones
U. S. Berlin
Jones
U. S
Capt Jones
East Berlin
Karl Kraaz
Kraatz
Eric Remarque
Friederichstrasse