[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I was stationed in Neckarsulm for 18 months when Manfred Rommel was the mayor of Stuttgart. The U.S. barracks in Stuttgart was on Rommelstaße, of course. You are correct, Rommel was an honorable man, who served his country without any stain on his character. Like many Americans and English, I have always admired Rommel, but the incongruity of Israel being defended by German troops naturally evokes humor.

[Michael81Dus]

I realize that. However, the Nazi era endured 12 years, and we´re in the 62nd year after it ended.

So many Kasernen have been renamed in the last years (not decades, years!) because some Leftists believe that Wehrmacht soldiers were all evil. I´m glad that we still have some "idols", and Rommel surely is one of them. It´s not that we put his pictures in our offices ;-), but we´ve streets in Kasernen and one Kaserne still named after him.

His son would have made his father proud. He was a great mayor for Stuttgart.