[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DONATION OF A PIECE OF THE BERLIN WALL

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                             HON. BOB BARR

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 5, 2002

  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the gift 
of a piece of the Berlin Wall to my good friend, Georgia State Senator 
Chuck Clay. The grandson of General Lucius Clay, who spearheaded the 
1949 Berlin Air Lift that saved West Berlin from a Soviet invasion, and 
its citizens from starvation, Senator Clay is an appropriate recipient 
of this gift that recognizes one of our greatest military heroes. I am 
proud to represent the Marietta community in the United States House of 
Representatives.
  The importance of General Clay's efforts during the Cold War cannot 
be overstated. After serving his county in the Second World War, he 
earned the Distinguished Service Medal. Later, he became commander of 
the U.S. armed forces in Europe, as well as the military governor of 
Germany. With his endeavors to make the Air Lift a success, he united 
the American and Berlin people in a friendship that has continued to 
this date. Yet even after retiring from the army, General Clay remained 
involved in a life of service as an advisor to President Eisenhower, an 
Ambassador to Berlin under President Kennedy, and as a member of 
countless committees on civic affairs.
  I am honored to be able to assist in bringing this piece of the 
Berlin Wall to the Marietta community. I know that my colleagues join 
in recognizing its symbolic importance to German-American friendship, 
and will join me in hallowing the efforts of those who gave so much to 
make this possible.

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