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Many prominent government officials, U. S. Army officers, and celebrities, protested the planned visit.
Concentration camp survivor and author Elie Wiesel spoke out on the topic at an unrelated White House ceremony, saying, " I ... implore you to do something else, to find another way, another site.
" 53 senators ( including 11 Republicans ), signed a letter asking the president to cancel, and 257 representatives ( including 84 Republicans ) signed a letter urging Chancellor Kohl to withdraw the invitation.
Jim Hively mailed his World War II decorations, including a Silver Star and a Bronze Star Medal, to Reagan in protest.
The Ramones recorded the song " My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down ( Bonzo Goes to Bitburg )," which alludes to Bedtime for Bonzo, a movie from Reagan's film career that co-starred a chimpanzee, and Frank Zappa recorded " Reagan At Bitburg ".
Robyn Hitchcock's song The President from his album Element of Light also makes reference to the incident.
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