Mark Warner: “I am privileged to join my friend from Iowa, Senator Harkin, in putting in the Senate's recognition of John Berg--an…”

“I am privileged to join my friend from Iowa, Senator Harkin, in putting in the Senate's recognition of John Berg--an institution himself. His service to Americans was his life. No task was insurmountable; no task was performed with less than all-out dedication. My most memorable among many trips to Paris was during the bicentennial of the Treaty of Paris in 1983. President Reagan had appointed me as his representative to the many events the French hosted to honor the first treaty to recognize, in 1783, a new Nation--the 13 colonies as the United States of America. John Berg was my aid-de-camp throughout that visit. I should add to that official visits to the 40th and 50th recognitions of D-day, June 6, 1944. And so it goes for all of us in Congress as we salute John Berg. Well done, sir.”