Blogcritics Comments on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Comment by Maura Rubencamp on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:03:58 EST

Thanks to Victoria for e-mailing me about my brother,David Rubencamp. It is unfortunate they can not reunite today as he did die in 1992. He was only 48 and it was unexpected. Thanks to all the e-mailers who remember him and stay in touch!Maura

Comment by Bob M. on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:21:18 EST

I heard David Rubencamp died almost 20 years ago.

Comment by James Carson on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:35:28 EST

Viktoria, I hope you manage to get in touch with David. It would be nice to know that you were reunited after all these years. James

Comment by Viktoria on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:55:51 EST

I'm writing from Germany.In 1967 I was 17 years old and my father had a boatyard right beside the American Recreation Center at the "Wannsee" which is nearly a part of the river "Spree". That was the place where I got to know my first great love and this was Corporal David Rubencamp.With one of our rowboats I often visited him on the Patrol Boat. Later he came to our house and we were together till that terrible day when his time in the army came to an end.My wish to live in the USA with him later never came true but I'd like to hear from him.

Comment by Jimk on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:49:11 EST

I only know of one Maura Rubencamp who would have a brother Dave, and they lived on Corlear Ave. in the Bronx.

Comment by Maura Rubencamp on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:37:32 EDT

My brother David served the US Army as a MP on a boat on the river, Spree, in 1966-68 and reported removing many bodies from the water due to machine guns on turrets killing escapees.Some were helped by the army to safety and the reality of communist oppression was very vivid ti Dave. He was stationed in east Berlin and met people he liked. In 1961 President Kennedy ordered reserves to battle service readiness and my husband went to Fort Dix and got winter clothing and training for the deployment that never came. I had an infant when he left and the public and my family supported the readiness to prevent the wall going up. That failure was a distinct blow to the Germans who then suffered in isolation for 30 years.

Comment by SFC SKI on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:48:46 EDT

Thanks for the review. I was briefly stationed in West Berlin and I had the opportunity to go to East Berlin on occasion. THe differences between the two Berlins were amazingly obvious in 1989. I went back to Berlin in 2002, and so much had changed, it's hard to believe but worht seeing.

Comment by Natalie Bennett on Book Review: The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:24:39 EDT

This article has been selected for syndication to Advance.net , which is affiliated with newspapers around the United States, and to Boston.com. Nice work!