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Nixon resident recalls life behind the Iron Curtain in East Germany
Regina Drezhel Young, a Nixon native and U.S. citizen, shares memories of life in East Germany during and after World War II. She describes scarce goods, long lines, limited freedoms, and the shift to defense production under the regime, contrasted with life in West Germany and America.
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Regina Young
Nixon
East Germany
Regina Drezhel Young
America
Regina
Talheim
West Germany
Regina Drezhel
U. S. Army
Fred Lee Young, Jr
Young
Armed Services
Alaska
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Korea
Viet Nam
Andy
Rodney
Dorene
Donald
Fort Hood
Mark
Mannheim
Germany
Mrs. Young
Siberia
North Sea
E. Germany