In January of 1949, National Geographic profiled the status of American taxpayer money sent as aid to war-torn Germany, and more specifically “Bizonia,” the American and British-occupied areas. By 1947, it had become clear that the Soviet Union would not allow free, multiparty elections throughout Germany, so the Americans and British forces united to foster economic recovery. Millions of American dollars went to implement the Marshall Plan, under the general name of European Recovery Program (ERP).
Below is Corp. Arthur Campbell, checking fresh Denmark milk being flown from Wiesbaden to the old German capital of “cold, sick, and hungry Berlin.”
I Don't Get It 
The largest airlift in the history of the world. It lasted for more than a year and they did more than 300,000 flights. Unbelievable!!
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I can’t even begin to process that.
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Curmudgeon that I am I have no problem with that. Sending stuff to some nations that still hate us and burn our flag is a whole different story.
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Amen to that.
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Seems we are always dealing with political circus. The title of your blog is never more appropriate than when used to describe our government – all the thens and certainly the now.
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Boy, is that the truth.
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This is why all the countries around the globe love us so very much. /sarc
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And why they paid us back in full. 😉
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