WASHINGTON — For Michael Mucchetti, the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago marked the start of a deeply personal relationship with Germany, and he is determined to ensure that broader U.S.-German ties survive political disputes currently dividing the allies. He talked about meeting his German wife Kirsten in Berlin in late 1989 - on the day that large sections of the Wall were removed, allowing thousands of people to transit through the historic Brandenburg Gate after it had been closed for 28 years. There were people singing, some folks were playing music," he said. "We said, someday we'll tell our grandchildren about this. Of course we didn't know at the time that we'd eventually get married."

Source: International New York Times November 10, 2019 19:45 UTC