[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4325-S4326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 310--HONORING THE 19 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES 
 MARINE CORPS WHO DIED ON APRIL 8, 2000, AND EXTENDING THE CONDOLENCES 
                     OF THE SENATE ON THEIR DEATHS

  Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Levin, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. McCain, Mr. Robb, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Reed, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Roberts,

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Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Sessions) submitted the following resolution; 
which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 310

       Whereas on April 8, 2000, an MV-22 Osprey aircraft crashed 
     during a training mission in support of Operational 
     Evaluation in Marana, Arizona, killing all 19 members of the 
     United States Marine Corps onboard;
       Whereas the Marines who lost their lives in the crash made 
     the ultimate sacrifice in the service of the United States 
     and the Marine Corps;
       Whereas the families of these magnificent Marines have the 
     most sincere condolences of the Nation;
       Whereas the members of the Marine Corps take special pride 
     in their esprit de corps, and this tremendous loss will 
     resonate through the 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st 
     Marine Division, Marine Helicopter Squadron-1, and Marine 
     Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 
     and the entire Marine Corps family;
       Whereas the Nation joins the Commandant of the Marine Corps 
     and the Marine Corps in mourning this loss; and
       Whereas the Marines killed in the accident were the 
     following:
       (1) Sergeant Jose Alvarez, 28, a machinegunner assigned to 
     3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, of 
     Uvalde, Texas.
       (2) Major John A. Brow, 39, a pilot assigned to Marine 
     Helicopter Squadron-1, of California, Maryland.
       (3) Private First Class Gabriel C. Clevenger, 21, a 
     machinegunner assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 
     1st Marine Division, of Picher, Oklahoma.
       (4) Private First Class Alfred Corona, 23, a machinegunner 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of San Antonio, Texas.
       (5) Lance Corporal Jason T. Duke, 28, a machinegunner 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of Tempe, Arizona.
       (6) Lance Corporal Jesus Gonzalez Sanchez, 27, an 
     assaultman assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st 
     Marine Division, of San Diego, California.
       (7) Major Brooks S. Gruber, 34, a pilot assigned to Marine 
     Helicopter Squadron-1, of Jacksonville, North Carolina.
       (8) Lance Corporal Seth G. Jones, 18, an assaultman 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of Bend, Oregon.
       (9) 2d Lieutenant Clayton J. Kennedy, 24, a platoon 
     commander assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st 
     Marine Division, of Clifton Bosque, Texas.
       (10) Corporal Kelly S. Keith, 22, an aircraft crew chief 
     assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron-1, of Florence, South 
     Carolina.
       (11) Corporal Eric J. Martinez, 21, a field radio operator 
     assigned to Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine 
     Air Control Group 38, of Coconino, Arizona.
       (12) Lance Corporal Jorge A. Morin, 21, an assaultman 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of McAllen, Texas.
       (13) Corporal Adam C. Neely, 22, a rifleman assigned to 3d 
     Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, of 
     Winthrop, Washington.
       (14) Staff Sergeant William B. Nelson, 30, a satellite 
     communications specialist with Marine Air Control Group 38, 
     of Richmond, Virginia.
       (15) Private First Class Kenneth O. Paddio, 23, a rifleman 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of Houston, Texas.
       (16) Private First Class George P. Santos, 19, a rifleman 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of Long Beach, California.
       (17) Private First Class Keoki P. Santos, 24, a rifleman 
     assigned to 3d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine 
     Division, of Grand Ronde, Oregon.
       (18) Corporal Can Soler, 21, a rifleman assigned to 3d 
     Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, of Palm 
     City, Florida.
       (19) Private Adam L. Tatro, 19, a rifleman assigned to 3d 
     Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, of 
     Kermit, Texas: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) has learned with profound sorrow of the deaths of 19 
     members of the United States Marine Corps in the crash of an 
     MV-22 Osprey aircraft on April 8, 2000, during a training 
     mission in Marana, Arizona, and extends condolences to the 
     families of these 19 members of the United States Marine 
     Corps;
       (2) acknowledges that these 19 members of the United States 
     Marine Corps embody the credo of the United States Marine 
     Corps, ``Semper Fidelis'';
       (3) expresses its profound gratitude to these 19 members of 
     the United States Marine Corps for the dedicated and 
     honorable service they rendered to the United States and the 
     United States Marine Corps; and
       (4) recognizes with appreciation and respect the loyalty 
     and sacrifice these families have demonstrated in support of 
     the United States Marine Corps.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit an 
     enrolled copy of this resolution to the Commandant of the 
     United States Marine Corps and to the families of each member 
     of the United States Marine Corps who was killed in the 
     accident referred to in the first section of this resolution.

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