IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 891 
Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives for the service 
to our Nation of the Coast Guard and Marine Corps aircraft pilots 
and crewmembers lost off the coast of California on October 29, 2009, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2009 
Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MICA, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SOUDER, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. MCCAUL, 
Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. CARNEY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DENT, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Ms. 
RICHARDSON, Mr. CAO, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
LUJA´N, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona, Mr. 
MASSA, and Mr. HIMES) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives 
for the service to our Nation of the Coast Guard and 
Marine Corps aircraft pilots and crewmembers lost off 
the coast of California on October 29, 2009, and for 
other purposes. 
Whereas on the evening of October 29, 2009, a Coast Guard 
C–130 aircraft with two pilots and five crewmembers on 
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board was involved in a search and rescue mission off the 
coast of California; 
Whereas at the same time, a Marine Corps AH–1W Super 
Cobra carrying two pilots was involved in a military es-
cort mission nearby; 
Whereas the two aircraft are suspected to have collided while 
traveling east of San Clemente Island, California; 
Whereas 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, Cali-
fornia; 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; 
Whereas 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, Colo-
rado; 
Whereas the men and women of the Coast Guard are ‘‘Al-
ways Ready’’ to safeguard the United States against all 
hazards and threats at our ports, at sea, and around the 
world; and 
Whereas the men and women of the Marine Corps are ‘‘Al-
ways Faithful’’ to their mission of defending the United 
States on the ground, in the air, and by sea, in every cor-
ner of the globe: Now, therefore, be it 
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