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 115 STAT. 2480 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 23, 2001 Senior Airman Mathrew Kidd, 23, of Hampton, Virginia; Master Sergeant Michael Lane, 34, of Moyock, North Carolina; Technical Sergeant Edwin Richardson, 48, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Technical Sergeant Dean Shelby, 39, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Staff Sergeant John Sincavage, 27, of Chesapeake, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Gregory Skurupey, 34, of Gloucester, Virginia; Staff Sergeant Richard Summerell, 51, of Franklin, Virginia; and Major Frederick Watkins, III, 35, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Whereas the Florida National Guard members killed, all of whom were members of Detachment 1, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation, of Lakeland, Florida, were Chief Warrant Officer John Duce, 49, of Orange Park, Florida; Chief Warrant Officer Eric Larson, 34, of Land-0-Lakes, Florida; and Staff Sergeant Robert Ward, 35, of Lakeland, Florida; Whereas these members of the National Guard were performing their duty in furtherance of the national security interests of the United States; Whereas the members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, are routinely called upon to perform duties that place their lives at risk; and Whereas the members of the National Guard who lost their lives as a result of the aircraft crash on March 3, 2001, died in the honorable service to the Nation and exemplified all that is best in the American people: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress— (1) honors the 18 members of the Virginia Air National Guard and 3 members of the Florida Army National Guard who were killed on March 3, 2001, in the crash of a C-23 Sherpa National Guard aircraft in south-central Georgia; and (2) sends heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and loved ones. Agreed to March 8, 2001. Mar. 23, 2001 HAGUE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD [H.Con.Res.69] ABDUCTION—PRACTICE GUIDES DEVELOPMENT Whereas 20 years ago, the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction was a bold step forward to provide a uniform process for resolving international child abduction cases; Whereas over the past 2 decades, the Convention has had increasingly important and positive effects and has grown in terms of the number of Contracting States and the level of interest of other nations; Whereas there has been an increase of multinational marriages and a corresponding increase of international abductions of children by parents; Whereas as travel becomes faster and easier, and as multinational marriages become more common, the Convention is more significant than ever;

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