What's New?

2001

Dec 31, 2001:

• Added Stars & Stripes article 'Trigger-happy' Soviet killed major, Kirkpatrick says http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nickirkpat.htm
• Added Stars & Stripes article U.S. confirms it will boycott Elbe riteshttp://www.usmlm.org/home/russians/elbe85.htm 
• Added Stars & Stripes article Nicholson given hero's funeral http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicherofuneral.htm

Dec 30, 2001:

• Added 2001 reunion photos http://www.usmlm.org/home/reunion/2001/reunion2001.htm
• Added Stars & Stripes article Weinberger calls Nicholson killing 'calculated act'  http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicweinberger85.htm 

Dec 29, 2001:

• Added Stars & Stripes article Nicholson's body is returned to U.S. http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicfuneral.htm 
• Added UPI article Sequence of events in the shooting of Maj. Nicholson http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicholsonevents85.htm 
• Added Stars & Stripes article Slain officer [Nicholson] is described as filled with goodness, kindness  http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nicholsonprofile85.htm 
• Added Stars & Stripes article U.S. Military Liaison Mission operations http://www.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. http://www.usmlm.org/home/nicholson/nich032985ss.htm
• Added Stars & Stripes article titled West keeps tabs on Soviet mission vehicles, 29 Mar 85.  http://www.usmlm.org/home/soviets/soxmis/soxmis032985.htm

Dec 27, 2001:

• Added Bill Burhans' Photo Album on Potsdam & Berlin (several more to come) http://www.usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm 
• Added Jim Antoniono's Photo Album http://www.usmlm.org/home/albums/antoniono/antonionoalbum.htm 

Dec 25, 2001:

• Added photo album of Mel Ratz photo collection to image gallery http://www.usmlm.org/home/albums/ratz/melsalbum1.htm
• Added photo of Gen. Alexander Haig with Bill Corbett to image gallery and private area http://www.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. http://www.usmlm.org/home/library.htm 

Dec 20, 2001: Added 2001 reunion group photo http://www.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.  http://www.usmlm.org/home/coldwar/fpipaper.htm 

Dec 2, 2001: Added news article Weinberger on Nicholson's slaying http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/coldwar/usmlmtimeline.htm

Nov 12, 2001:

• Added official history of the Potsdam house  http://www.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  http://www.usmlm.org/home/russians/wwii-torgau.htm 

Nov 6, 2001:  Added story "American Held By Reds Denies Spying Charge" http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/911/tribute.htm 

Sep 9, 2001:  New photos added to USMLM vehicles section http://www.usmlm.org/home/vehicles.htmand Soviet photo gallery http://www.usmlm.org/home/soviets.htm 

Sep 5, 2001:  Updated USMLM awards & decorations section - adding Medal for Human Action (Berlin Airlift) http://www.usmlm.org/home/awards/USMLMunitawards.htm

Aug 24, 2001:  Updated USMLM awards & decorations section http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/reunion.htm 
• Added DC links to reunion page http://www.usmlm.org/home/reunion/dclinks.htm

July 21, 2001:  Added USMLM unit decorations section contributed by L.G. Kelley http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/reunion.htm 

July 7, 2001:   Added Soviet order of  battle section http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/library.htm 
• Added link to military.com's tribute to LTC Arthur Nicholson http://www.usmlm.org/home/links.htm 
• Added new member to e-mail directory in private area
• Made Correction to 1999 reunion photos  http://www.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)  http://www.usmlm.org/home/coldwar/shootdowns/1964t39shootdown.htm 

Jun 11, 2001: 

• Added story on East German riots at Potsdam house http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/links.htm 

Joe & Hilary's web page is at  http://www.holidays-gites-france-limousin.co.uk
• 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 http://www.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  http://www.usmlm.org/home/potsdamhouse.htm 
• Added photos to Air Team section http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/airteam.htm 
• Added Lt. Col. Burhans Air Team photos http://www.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 http://www.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.  http://www.usmlm.org/home/erfurt.htm 

Updated home page 

Feb 1, 2001:  Added new member e-mail list instruction page.  http://www.usmlm.org/home/listserv.htm 

Jan 29, 2001

Added Berlin Wall May 89 photo contributed by CPT Ray Starmann,  205th MI Brigade/V Corps http://www.usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm 

Added the following contributed by Dave "Crash" Paulson: 

Added Ford Fairlane photo to vehicles section http://www.usmlm.org/home/vehicles.htm

Added 1967 Potsdam House pix http://www.usmlm.org/home/potsh1967.htm

Added photo of the month: A Good Trail for Touring The DDR http://www.usmlm.org/home/gallery.htm

Jan 21, 2001:  Created BRIXMIS reunion 2000 web page courtesy of Bill Burhans and Tom Spencer http://www.usmlm.org/home/reunion/BRIXMIS2000reunion.htm

Jan 20, 2001:  Created Berlin Wall page under image sectionhttp://www.usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm 

Jan 16, 2001:  Added 1973 Big Z 14 USMLM stock car page to vehicle images section http://www.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 http://www.usmlm.org/home/berlinwall.htm

Jan 3, 2001:  Added new article to library area entitled E.Germany Used Nuclear Tags on Dissidents http://www.usmlm.org/home/nuketag.htm 

Jan 1, 2001:  Added '70 alumni yeargroup photo to private area contributed by Larry Ridley