Mr. Leonard
| 27 July 2008 Click here for the latest news on Mr. Leonard. |
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Cold Case File #101369 circa 1969
27 July 2008
Still missing: Our first BAHS flag, made of maroon wool with appliquéd design and lettering, surrounded by gold fringe.We've pulled a box off the shelf and removed the lid to find very little evidence. It's clear we're going to need everyone's help on this one.
We held our flag high at Tempelhof airport during President Nixon's visit on February 27, 1969.
We held it high at Tempelhof again as the first men to walk on the moon visited on October 13, 1969.
Sometime after that, our original flag disappeared.
Since it was during football season, some thought an opposing team snatched it. Some didn't. Rumor has it that a few know its fate. Unlike the investigators in Cold Case, we don't much care anymore how it happened, we just want it back in our archives, ready to hold high again at the next Berlin Brats event—or at least to know what became of it. Maybe you heard something. Maybe you saw something. Purge the guilt…help us with what you remember. Maybe it ended up on the wall of your room. Wouldn't it be a huge relief to anonymously mail it back to us? No more worrying it will be found among your possessions after your demise. Maybe you just heard a snippet of a rumor about it. Drop us a line and let us know. Help us fill in this gap in BAHS's history. Even if we don't know who you are, you'll have done a good thing and helped solve a 40-year-old mystery.
Read page 12 of the April 2003
6.7MB newsletter for more information.'77 BERLIN Brat on TV
9 July 2008
Paul Markey '77 will be narrating a one-hour special called "Satellite Shootdown" on Sunday 20 July at 8pm on the "The Military Channel". It's a documentary about the recent joint forces effort to shoot down an errant spy satellite using a modified Aegis cruiser in the Pacific ocean. The Pentagon and the joint services along with several of the major contractors joined in to provide Discovery Communications LLC with some pretty awesome insight and imagery.
John Freeman '71 & BERLIN
9 July 2008
John Freeman '71 (Asst. Professor of Journalism at the University of Florida) and his annual journalism trip to BERLIN 16-29 May 2008.
Click here to see John's previous trips to BERLIN.
Tim Felker '83 Art
11 June 2008 Everyone, My painting entitled, "Katie in the Studio" will be on display at the Art League Gallery until July 7th. (Oil on canvas, 22" x 28"). I hope you have a chance to go see it! --Tim The Art League Studio 21 -- Torpedo Factory -- 105 N. Union Street -- Alexandria, VA 22324 Mon-Sat 10 to 5 Sun Noon to 5 |
Certificate Found
16 April 2008
Click here for a copy of the CSPA - Columbia Scholastic Press Association certificate for first place to our yearbook, The Erinnerungen, from the 27th Annual Yearbook Critique and Contest conducted by Columbia University in New York City on 13 October 1961.
Mr. Stowell has passed away
5 February 2008
Click here for the latest news on Mr. Stowell.
Dan Bunting '49 publishes again
 1 February 2008Dan Bunting '49 has just published a new book called "The Young Ambassadors". It includes his time in BERLIN during the BERLIN Airlift when he helped unload planes "after school". |
Ms. Rekucki FAC '65-'84 has passed away
| 23 November 2007 Click here for the latest news on Ms. Rekucki. |
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Brat sings at "Tear Down the Wall" Exhibit
22 November 2007
Jasper Kump '87 sang at the opening of the “Tear Down This Wall" - Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate exhibit at the Allied Museum which runs through to 31 December 2007.
Reagan visited BERLIN during the city's 750th birthday celebration and gave his famous "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall" speech at The Wall. In commemoration of that day and that speech, the Allied Museum has published a book entitled "Tear Down this Wall". The book includes a chapter written by Jasper who performed for the Reagans at that 750th celebration. As luck has it, it was also Graduation Day for the Class of '87 so they were all in attendance wearing their caps & gowns and addressed by Reagan that day and are sited in the book.
Jasper, in addition to writing a chapter on his experience that day, was invited back by the Allied Museum to perform for the dedication/opening of this Exhibit.
"Tear Down this Wall" Book
U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, June 12, 1987
320 pages: in German, English, and French
Contributions by international scholars and historical eyewitnesses
Many photos in color and b/w
Price: 19,90 €
Order book through: info@alliiertenmuseum.de
Click here for Reagan's speech at Tempelhof.
Click here for Reagan's speech at the Brandenburg Gate.
Click here for Katrin (Lindroth) Planz '71's account of the exhibit.
Click here for information on the exhibit.
Jasper Kump '87 CD Release Party in NYC
11 October 2007
Starfish + Coffee LIVEThe CD Release Party and Concert
Saturday 3 Nov 2007 at 7:00PM
Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe
407 West 42nd Street
42nd Street and 9th Avenue
$20 Includes cover, all food and drink and a copy of Starfish + Coffee LIVE!
212-695-6909
Click here to visit Jasper's Bio page & visit Jasper's official site at www.jasperkump.com.
BERLIN Brat promoted to Brigadier General
2 October 2007
Rick Martin '77 was promoted to Brigadier General. We salute you Rick!
BERLIN Brat meets the Governator
30 August 2007
Jocelyne (vonArx) Costello '85 met with California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with her daughters Sierra & Hunter and son Cody at the California Capital Press Room in Sacramento, CA to promote Health Care Reform. She was even wearing her BERLIN Brat maroon polo shirt. Way to show your school spirit, Jocelyne!Click here for a larger photo from the Daily Republic.
The Brat Chronicles
28 June 2007
The author of the newly released book "The Brat Chronicles" by Michael Ritter '73 Kaiserslautern
recently did a presentation with Donna Musil at St. Edward's University
in Austin, Texas and will be the "entertainment" on Friday 3 August 2007 at the Overseas Brats Homecoming
in Dallas, Texas. Autographed books will be available for purchase."The Brat Chronicles" had me laughing out loud from the first chapter. The Griswold Family has nothing on the Ritters. From falling in French toilets to feeding seven on a Master Sergeant's salary, "it's all just part of the adventure". Michael Ritter may well be the Jeff Foxworthy of Brats!
Donna Musil, writer-director, "BRATS: Our Journey Home
Click here for more Books by, for and about Brats.
BERLIN Letter Jacket shows up on stage
A '95 BERLIN letter jacket was noticed on stage at Ratutu Collaborative.
Click here to view their archives.
It seems the Managing Director, Rebecca Trent, is a military brat.
Here's Rebecca Trent '95 as a 7th grader.
Here's Rebecca Trent '95 as a Freshman.
Rebecca, is that your jacket?
Caps & Visors
16 May 2007
Did you receive your White Baseball Cap or Sun Visor from the 2006 Reunion? If not, please contact us at BERLINBrats@gmail.com and we'll mail you one.
The Welcome Desk in BERLIN thought they had passed them all out (a gift from our Hotel) but after the Reunion discovered 2 small boxes still in the Hotel's storage room.
Both are white with "BERLIN Brats, the Bear and Homecoming 2006" in maroon print on the front.
We'd like you to have this souvenir so drop us a line.
Coach Smith
| 16 February 2007 Click here for the latest news on Coach Byron Smith FAC '70-'77. |
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Coach Brown has passed away
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9 February 2007 Click here for the latest news on Coach Brown FAC '88-'94. |
BERLIN Brats in Reunions Magazine
| 9 February 2007 The BERLIN Brats were featured in the Feb/Mar 2007 Reunions Magazine. Click here for a (1MB) copy of the cover and article. Click here for a (23MB) copy of the entire magazine. |
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BRATS Film Tour
29 January 2007
From February to June, 2007, "BRATS Film Tour: Our Journey Home!" will be screening the film at select locations around the country, and writer-director Donna Musil will be attending almost all of these screenings. They'll kick off the tour in San Francisco, cross the country from Phoenix to Ft. Hood to Virginia Beach, then finish with their big "BRATstock" blowout in Washington, DC!
There's nothing like seeing this film with a theater full of BRAT NATION, all laughing and crying in unison. So grab a friend and join in! Because sometimes... you actually can go home again.
They will also be sponsoring their BRATS Without Borders MENTOR PROGRAM at various locations throughout the tour - bringing together Vietnam-era brats with Iraq-era brats to talk, share experiences, and let each other know they're not alone. If this is something you might be interested in sponsoring or attending, please let them know.
Click here for schedule details.
BRATS featured in AOSHS Quarterly
Winter 2007
Maggie (Ellithorpe) Stafsnes '63 wrote an article "BERLIN Brats celebrate Homecoming" which was featured in the Winter edition of the AOSHS Quarterly
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.pdf copy of the article. We need your help
We have 29 (well, 6 as of 3 May 2007) 1989 yearbooks that are engraved with alumni names. We assume these alumni's have paid for their yearbooks but then transferred out of BERLIN prior to their yearbooks arriving. We need your help in locating the following people:
| Clarence Alston (found) | Christopher Eger (found) | Meredith Knapp (found) |
| Robyn Armstrong (found) | Doreen Evans (found) | Kim Nix (found) |
| Nazri-J-Bahari (found) | Jennifer Fullerton | Wendy Nix (found) |
| Stacey Batson (found) | Rob Godwin | Jenny Pecqueur (found) |
| Kelly Brady (found) | Kimberly Gonzales | Monica Radziminski (found) |
| Scott Brady (found) | Sasha Goteh | Kristen Sennett (found) |
| Nicole Clayton (found) | Daniel Hall (found) | Chris Smith (found) |
| Carissa Comte (found) | Greg Hall (found) | Gregory Turk (found) |
| Carolyn Donelson (found) | Dexter Hawthorne | Casey Wyatt |
If you have any information on these people, please e-mail us at
or call 623.764.1105. Thank You! Click here for old news.
if you have any additions/corrections/deletions.