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On the recordJune 24, 1998
it is not easy to get up and first say to my good friend, who is a veteran, a naval aviator--he achieved distinction in the Navy which I never achieved. I was a simple radioman, but anyway, I sat in the backseat of some of those planes you flew around in on occasion.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Reflecting on his friendship with a veteran naval aviator.

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