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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 176

Expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the service of United States

Army personnel who lost their lives in service of their country in an

antidrug mission in Colombia and expressing sympathy to the families

and loved ones of such personnel.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 5, 1999

Mr. HELMS (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. DEWINE, Mr.

GRASSLEY, Mr. FRIST, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. LEAHY, Mr.

ASHCROFT, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. BENNETT, and Mrs.

HUTCHISON) submitted the following resolution; which was considered

and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Expressing the appreciation of the Senate for the service

of United States Army personnel who lost their lives

in service of their country in an antidrug mission in

Colombia and expressing sympathy to the families and

loved ones of such personnel.

Whereas Colombia is the largest source of cocaine and heroin

entering the United States and efforts to assist that

country combat the production and trafficking of illicit

narcotics is in the national security interests of the

United States;

Whereas operations by the United States Armed Forces to

assist in the detection and monitoring of illicit production
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and trafficking of illicit narcotics are important to the security and well-being of all of the people of the United

States;

Whereas on July 23, 1999, five United States Army personnel, assigned to the 204th Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas, and two Colombia military officials, were killed in a crash during an airborne reconnaissance mission over the mountainous Putumayo province of Colombia; and

Whereas the United States Army has identified Captain Jose ́

A. Santiago, Captain Jennifer J. Odem, Chief Warrant

Officer, W–2, Thomas G. Moore, Private First Class T.

Bruce Cluff, and Private First Class Ray E. Krueger as

the United States personnel killed in the crash while performing their duty: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the Senate—

2 (1) expresses its profound appreciation for the

3 service of Captain Jose ́ A. Santiago, Captain Jen4 nifer J. Odem, Chief Warrant Officer, W–2, Thomas

5 G. Moore, Private First Class T. Bruce Cluff, and

6 Private First Class Ray E. Krueger, all of the

7 United States Army, who lost their lives in service

8 of their country during an antidrug mission in Co9 lombia;

10 (2) expresses its sincere sympathy to the fami11 lies and loved ones of the United States and Colom12 bian personnel killed during that mission;
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1 (3) urges United States and Colombian officials

2 to take all practicable measures to recover the re3 mains of the victims and to fully inform the family

4 members of the circumstances of the accident which

5 cost their lives;

6 (4) expresses its gratitude to all members of the

7 United States Armed Forces who fight the scourge

8 of illegal drugs and protect the security and well9 being of all people of the United States through

10 their detection and monitoring of illicit production

11 and trafficking of illicit narcotics; and

12 (5) directs that a copy of this resolution be

13 transmitted to the family members of Captain Jose ́

14 A. Santiago, Captain Jennifer J. Odem, Chief War15 rant Officer, W–2, Thomas G. Moore, Private First

16 Class T. Bruce Cluff, and Private First Class Ray

17 E. Krueger, to the Commander of Fort Bliss, Texas,

18 and to the Secretary of Defense.

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