Consul General Alford at the Point Alpha Museum

Point Alpha Reminds that Freedom is not Free
October 2, 2009. Consul General Ned Alford and PAO Jeanine Collins attended the celebration of the day of German Unity on October 2 at  Point Alpha.  The festivities, organized by the Point Alpha Foundation and its Director Ute Thofern, included remarks by Hessen’s  Minister of Justice Joerg –Uwe Hahn, and USAREUR’s General Bellini.   Christoph Matschie, head of the SPD Thuringen, delivered the keynote speech to great applause from his audience, reminding them that the need for  human dignity and willingness to serve the cause of freedom reunited  Germany.   Point Alpha, a former U.S. military base, is located near Fulda and Geisa, at what was thought likely to be the “hottest point of the cold war.”