Res Communis

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty
H. con. res. 301: Encouraging the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense to support a recovery mission for the human remains of the crew killed in the George One crash in Antarctica, and for other purposes was introduced on February 15:

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress–

(1) recognizes that the families of the crew killed in the George One crash would benefit from the recovery of their loved ones’ remains from Thurston Island;

(2) recognizes that the recovery of the makeshift tombstone would allow the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum to share an important part of naval history with the public; and

(3) encourages the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Defense to support in all practical ways a mission to recover the human remains and makeshift tombstone from Thurston Island.