Halverson came to Berlin during Reagan’s 1987 visit. We had a ceremony at Templehof honoring the Berlin airlift. Ten thousand mini parachutes with candy were dropped from the ceiling to honor Halverson and some of his colleagues. Reagan was at Templehof after his famous speech at the Wall. It was quite a day!
I was there that day and my wife was in the audience when President Reagan made his Tear Down This Wall speech.