then as now, americans marveledl at the iron f john mccain.t ptivity did not disminnish john's sense of calling or his commitment to mission.d as he woter say, i fell in love with my country when e was a prisoner in someone else's. after he made it home, john traded service in the uniform of the united states for service in congress. exchanging the rank of captain for congressman. and later senator. for 35 years, john served in these veryalls under this very dome. and he fought for what he believed i in my years in congress, and as vice president, we did not always agree, either. and he almost always noticed. but his support for limited government, for tax reform, andu support for alarmed forces surely left our nation more prosperous and more secure and he will be missed. as president trump said yesterday, we respect his service to the country. like many of you gathered here, i also had the privilege of traveling with senator john mccain to visit our troops overseas. earlier this week, i told cindy of a time on a trip through an iraq, afteher 18-hour day, in tr with iraqi officials.