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As the war in Europe came to an end, General Eisenhower selected the 82nd Airborne Division to serve as an honor guard in Berlin. Having fought in Sicily, Italy, Normandy, the Netherlands, the Ardennes, and deep into Germany, the division had cemented its reputation as one of the most elite and battle-hardened units in the U.S. Army. During this time, General Patton was quoted as saying, “In all my years in the Army, and of all the honor guards I’ve ever seen, the 82nd’s Berlin honor guard is th

In the summer of 1945, following the surrender of Germany, the 82nd was ordered to Berlin for occupation duty. General Patton was so impressed with the 82nd’s honor guard that he said: “In all my years in the Army, and all the honor guards I have ever seen, the 82nd’s honor guard is undoubtedly the best.” Hence, the 82nd became known as America’s Guard of Honor. #AATW | The History of the 82nd Airborne in World War II

In chapter 7 of the new documentary "82 Names," Mansour Omari visits Berlin's Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. A survivor of detention and torture in #Syria, Mansour has begun the process of memorializing the Assad regime's victims by saving some of their names. He now wants to build a permanent memorial. In Berlin, Mansou is told: "The only dignity you can give them is the dignity of being remembered." #82Names ushmm.org/82names | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

On the 9th of November 1989, the Berlin Wall crumbled, bringing an end to decades of division between East and West Germany and families on either side. Thirty-three years later, we look back on #60Mins correspondent Ian Leslie's journey across the historic border. Watch the full story on 9Now: http://9Soci.al/MOpR30rXJXu | 60 Minutes Australia