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Md. Man Remembers The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
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Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall was torn down, reuniting Germany. Pieces of the wall are in museums around the world and in one man's Severn, Md. home.
Andrea Fujii shows us his collection.
While working in Berlin, Mike Ourand witnessed a significant moment in history and took pieces of it home.
"I wanted to capture the moment of what was happening at the time," he said.
He began painting portions of the wall and chipping them off. Three months later he transported it all to America.
"I figured if I could have my own artwork and film it and take pictures, you couldn't dispute that that's where these pieces came from," said Ourand.
The pieces aren't light. One alone weighs 30 pounds. Altogether he has a ton and a quarter worth of the Berlin Wall.
The wall was erected in 1961 and stood for 28 years, separating the Communist east and Socialist west.
On Nov. 9, 1989, East Berlin's head of state announced the wall was coming down.
Ourand said it gave East Germans more than freedom.
"It was a great relief because now they could see family, friends," said Ourand.
Historians estimate nearly 200 people died trying to escape over the wall. In his collection, Ourand has part of a guard tower.
"They would open it up, stick their weapons through the wall and fire at anybody trying to escape," said Ourand.
Now 20 years later, Ourand hopes these pieces will go to a museum to share this history with everyone.
In Germany, thousands of people are visiting one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall, placing candles and flowers in memory of those who fought to take it down.
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