con >> gruber wrote me a -- connie gruber wrote me a letter, it's a full major, mr.er, and i'd just like to read what she said, just one paragraph. with so many wrongs in the world, we cannot make right, i ask you to consider an injustice you can make right. i realize you alone may not be able to amend the support but i can support my efforts to remove this blight mark from my husband's honorable military service record. mr. speaker, it was at a time an issue involving the v-22 that the marine corps did not recognize nor did bill boeing, the manufacturer of the plane, it was called vortex ring state, v.r.s., and where it's where the different, the two helicopter sails can be impacted in a different way. and that's why it -- what caused this tragic accident. on april 8, 2000. mr. speaker, right after the accident the marine corps sent three investigators, colonel mike morgan, colonel ron radish and major phil stackhouse, to arizona to investigate this accident. which was very, very difficult for the marines who were given the responsibility to find out you why this pl

all connie gruber wants is the same letter that with her husband's name. this is to certify that co-pilot brooks gruber, major brooks gruber was not at fault for the accident that occurred on april 8, 2000, maranna, arizona. mr. speaker, this is a journey that i will not stop until we clear the names of these two pilots. the facts are on our side. there is so much more that i could say tonight. i have volumes, mr. speaker. i have the tape that jim furman presented in the lawsuit case. i have a copy of that given to me by jim furman. and i have seen the tape from mike wall ace and "60 minutes." and i have heard the tapes from jim schaffer. there were four planes flying that night and he was in the air, these were buddies, he saw the plane crashed. he has joined us in this effort to clear the names of colonel john brow and major brooks gruber. i want to thank chairman bud mckeon and ranking member adam smith, their loud language to be in the bill that basically says they hope that the marine corps will work to clear the names of these two pilots. and mr. spea