OP Alpha Slideshow

I served with the 1/11th ACR during the Cold War, which included a couple stints conducting border recon and surveillance on the old East/West German border. In 2005, I took my family to Europe following my Iraq deployment and we visited OP Alpha to find it had been maintained as a historical site. This is a short slide show from our visit there.

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Education

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• OP Alpha
• Blackhorse
• Point Alpha
• 11th ACR
• DDR
• FRG

[Supersean0001]

I served in D Co. 1/11th in 88-90, and was there on Nov. 9, 1989, when the border was opened; we had come off a border tour the week before. I went on to serve in Desert Shield/Desert Storm (with 3d ACR) but I am more proud of my service with the 11th ACR; we were there guarding the 'Frontiers of Freedom' at the end, the final end, of the Second World War, and the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union--and we finished the job. A lot more satisfying, to say the least, and good memories too.

[skoschak]

Bought a lot of memories back served 1974-1977 B-trp 1/11th fulda gap. Spent quite a bit of time on OP Alpha and border patrol. While at OP Alpha had only one incident where 2 east German's tried to cross the fence right in front of the tower. That made it a very tense day. They died trying.

[Campbell308882]

SPENT SOME TIME ON DUTY AT OP ALFA WITH THE 3/12 CAV 1976 TO 1979 OUR MAIN POSTING WAS BUDINGEN, gERMANY ARMSTRONG KARSEIRN

[manikmek]

Great slideshow! Spent quite a few days there myself! 3/12 Cav.72-74! Thanks for your efforts! check us out on FaceBook!