was something that happened while we were in route to do something else, but they did it with the la lackty and i was proud of them. i met 15 marines from texas and they give me phone numbers and on thanksgiving i received one of the greatest rewards you can receive when you call a family member and say i saw your son, daughter, husband, or wife and they are doing well and serving the country well. there were tears of joys that emanated from some of the relative and others were gratified to know that we took the time to go. mr. chairman, i think we did a good thing. i thank you for the leadership. mr. franks is here you, from arizona, we had an opportunity to spend a lot of time together, and gratified that we had that chance to see and understand many things about the philippines. mr. chairman, i don't know how much time you have given me, but if you would allow me a couple more minutes i would appreciate it. our relationship with the philippians is one that is solid, in my opinion, because the relationship is based on business. we are their second largest trading partner. but it is more t