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Plzen, Czechoslovakia
In the fall of of 1990, Bob, Rufus, Mary, and Mary's husband went to Plzen, Czechoslovakia. This trip
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Sign with map of Czechoslovakia at border crossing. |
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Czech border guard at border crossing. |
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Soviet soldiers on the street of Plzen. |
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Soviet soldiers on the streets of Plzen. |
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More Soviet soldiers. |
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During the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet Forces, Czech resistance fighters were killed while firing upon Soviet troops from the two front windows. Note the bullet holes around the windows. The Soviets left the bullet holes as a reminder to the Czech people that resistance was futile. Today, the Czech people are free of the communists and a proud ally of the United States. |
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Downtown Plzen. Note the sign for Pravda, the former Soviet run newspaper. |
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From left: Mary's husband, Mary, Rufus and a Czech woman that walked through the shot. |
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From left: Mary's husband, Bob (in phone booth) and Rufus. |
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