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Lesson from the Berlin Wall (Original Post) BSdetect Jan 2017 OP
Our massive military buildup, hundreds of thousands American troops, and the huge Reforger braddy Jan 2017 #1
 

braddy

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1. Our massive military buildup, hundreds of thousands American troops, and the huge Reforger
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 05:04 PM
Jan 2017

exercises helped, it got very tense the closer we got to defeating the Soviets, when we got through the 1984-1985 window without them taking advantage of that ultimate window for attacking, we knew that we had something going. During those years before the Soviets collapsed, we were losing about 2200 troops a year in training deaths, etc.

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