escape from East Berlin

Fly ober berlin wall by hot ballon

I want escape from East Berlin! I have had this thought since the day the Berlin Wall has built. And I have to say that at first I really don’t have courage, especially knows that how those cruel polices threat that failure climber. But what Peter fetcher did on August 17, 1962 is really inspire me. This poor 18 years old boy was shot and left to bleed to death for 52 minutes!! I just couldn't control to roar. He is one of the most well know people at that time. And this event also caused an outcry from the press throughout the world, after that thousands and hundreds people tried to escape by climbing over the wall but there are up to one hundred died in the process, most were shot. During these person has my best friend. I spend a long period of dark time and almost give up my secret mission until June 26, 1963 when American president John F. Kennedy came to Berlin and have that unforgettable speech. I still remember clearly for what he said: “All -- All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner." Yes, I’m the Berlin man, a proud Berlin man I cannot give up! I feel blood rush and start to prepare for my escape. Due to some people even tried to make hot air balloon fly over the wall the purchase of light weight cloth was strictly controlled. And I don’t have trucks can ramming through the wall, or boat can across the river. I thought the most safety way to dig tunnels. Tunneling was hard work and took long months to complete so I persuade my neighbor Heinrich Tobias who also inspired by Kennedy’s speech to do it together. We dig the tunnels in deep secrecy every night to make sure East German soldiers would not discover them. And we spend almost 7month to build only 100 yards long. But we have confidence that we can do it. Until one day Heinrich left his glove beside the tunnel, leading to the tunnel's discovery and closure. I was wake up in the hospital the other day. Although my leg is broken and our tunnel is gone, I won't give up.