John J. Miller: The Last Cold War Casualty

John J. Miller, writing for the March 24, 2005 www.nationalreview.com, tells the story of the death, exactly twenty years ago, of Army Major Arthur D. “Nick” Nicholson in East Germany.

Mr. Miller has written previously about Maj. Nicholson, but this article draws on more recently released documents on the U.S. Military Liaison Mission, the organization Nicholson was serving when he was killed by a Soviet soldier. Miller also brings us up to date on efforts to commemorate Nicholson.

...Relatively few people have heard of Nicholson, even though his killing dominated newspaper headlines around the world for several tense days two decades ago. A handful of people won’t ever forget him: A small band of former comrades gathers at his Arlington National Cemetery each spring. They’re meeting again this Saturday. Today, at the site of his death near Ludwigslust, the Allied Museum will join Nicholson’s widow Karyn and his former commander, Major Gen. Roland Lajoie, in dedicating a memorial stone...

The article has a link to Miller's previous article on Nicholson, plus links to other sites.