[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27900]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO THE COAST GUARD AND MARINE CORPS PILOTS AND CREWMEMBERS 
                        LOST ON OCTOBER 29, 2009

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                         HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2009

  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
pay tribute to the Coast Guard and Marine Corps pilots and crewmembers 
lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009.
  On the evening of October 29, 2009, a Coast Guard C-130 based out of 
Sacramento in California's Third Congressional District was suspected 
to have collided with a Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra.
  The following crew members of the Coast Guard C-130 are missing and 
presumed to have lost their lives in the line of duty: Lt. Cmdr. Che J. 
Barnes of Capay, California; Lt. Adam W. Bryant, of Crewe, Virginia; 
Chief Petty Officer John F. Seidman of Stockton, California; Petty 
Officer 2nd Class Carl P. Grigonis of Mayfield Heights, Ohio; Petty 
Officer 2nd Class Monica L. Beacham of Decaturville, Tennessee; Petty 
Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky of Norristown, Pennsylvania; and 
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danny R. Kreder II, of Elm Mott, Texas.
  The following crew members of the Marine Corps helicopter are missing 
and presumed to have lost their lives in the line of duty: Maj. Samuel 
Leigh of Kennebec, Maine, and 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne of Douglas, 
Colorado.
  Today we consider House Resolution 891, which expresses the gratitude 
of the House of Representatives for the service to our Nation that 
these pilots and crewmembers provided, and extends its condolences to 
their family, friends, and loved ones.
  I also thank the men and women of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps on 
behalf of my fellow Californians for the untold impact that they have 
had on the security of our home.

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