Imagine a government so twisted and evil it had to build a wall to keep “citizens” from fleeing. Imagine next what it was like to watch the Berlin Wall come down. The moment was emotional for all Cold War Kids, of which I was one, but I cannot imagine the impact for those who grew up in the shadows of that monstrous symbol of Communism.

Today is the 25th anniversary of the wall’s destruction. For a good photo journal of the wall’s building and demise, see here. For a brief background on the Wall, go here.

Finally, here is a song that seems to commemorate the events well, even though it was written well before the wall came down. The Call’s The Walls Came Down is not exactly a pro-American screed, but it is catchy and it is from the 1980s. What more needs to be said?.