mr. brightman has testified in two u.s. senate hearings on the deplorable conditions of indian boarding schools and hospitals on reservations. he's also led investigations of seven indian boarding schools, three indian hospitals, due to the poor service and abusive treatment of indian people. he's a former football and track star at oklahoma state university where he has earned a b.a. degree. he has an m.a. deling from -- degree from the university of california at birkly. mr. brightman is an ex-marine, served one year in the korean conflict where he was wounded in action. he was a disinterested student going through the motions during high school and college in order to play football. however, when he joined the marines, he found a renewed sense of purpose. he said, when i came back from the marine corps i had straightened up. it taught me to be responsible. most people who served in the marines are proud of it. before the marines my life wasn't structured. i lived my whole life since structured and i learned that from the