To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in Derby, Kansas, as the "Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building".

Mr. Speaker, first I want to thank the gentleman from North Carolina for carrying this bill and also the gentleman from Connecticut for yielding to me and for the great job he's doing here in the House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker, I am also honored to have to carry this bill. And, today, Congress has the honor to approve the bill, naming the post office in Derby, Kansas, after a true American hero, SGT Jamie O'Dell Maugans.

Sergeant Maugans was the first casualty of the global war on terror from the 4th District of Kansas, a district that has experienced 12 casualties in this war. A Derby native, Sergeant Maugans graduated from Derby High School and attended Cowley County Community College and the University of Kansas before joining the Army.

When the terrorists attacked our Nation on September 11, 2001, Jamie was serving as an ordnance disposal specialist stationed in San Diego, California. Shortly after those attacks, he was deployed in Afghanistan in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom. On April 15, 2002, while disposing of ordnance near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sergeant Maugans was killed.

The explosion also took the lives of three other soldiers, including fellow Kansan, SSG Justin Galewski from Olathe. Jamie was only 27 years old.

Sergeant Maugans left behind a loving family and friends in Kansas. I know his mother, Kathy Wurdeman, and his father, Bryce Maugans, his step-mother, Mary Maugans, and his brother and four sisters are very proud of Jamie and his service to this country. I am honored to have worked with the Maugans family and the Derby community on this effort.

Although this bill names the Derby Post Office building after Sergeant Maugans, this endeavor is not only a way to honor Jamie, but a way to honor all those from Kansas who have died in defense of this Nation from radical Muslims.

As the first casualty from my district, Jamie's life and memory are a representation of all those who have lost their lives in the global war on terror. I hope this effort will be a reminder to everyone in south central Kansas of the sacrifice that so many veterans have made for our country and our freedoms.

Let me take just a few moments to read the names of all those from the 4th District of Kansas who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan so that their sacrifice is honored:

SGT Jerry W. Mills, Jr., from Arkansas City, Kansas, died on November 29, 2005.

SGT Evan S. Parker, also from Arkansas City, died on October 26, 2005.

SGT Alexander J. Funcheon from Bel Aire died on April 29, 2007.

PFC Class Ryan R. Cox from Derby died on June 15, 2001.

SPC Joseph F. Herndon II, also from Derby, died on July 29, 2004.

SPC Dustin K. McGaugh from Derby died on September 30, 2001.

SGT Willsun Mock from Harper died on October 22, 2006.

SPC Eric C. Palmer from Maize died on June 24, 2007.

SSG David R. Berry from Wichita died on February 22, 2007.

PFC Chad E. Marsh from Wichita died on February 17, 2007.

And 1SG Timmy J. Millsap from Wichita died on April 25, 2005.

In addition, at this time I will submit a statement for the Record and include all the names of Kansans who have died in the global war on terror.

Mr. Speaker, below are the names of the fallen heroes from Kansas who have died in the global war on terror. These brave men paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to a grateful Nation. Although we are naming the post office after one of their comrades, I hope this effort honors all those who have died in defense of America.

Staff Sergeant Clinton Lee Wisdom from Atchison died on

November 8, 2004.

2nd Lieutenant James Michael Goins from Bonner Springs died

on August 15, 2004.

Lance Corporal Brian A. Escalante from Dodge City died on

February 17, 2007.

Private 1st Class Shane R. Austin from Edgerton died on

October 8, 2006.

Staff Sergeant Dustin W. Peters from El Dorado died on June

11, 2004.

Corporal Juan C. Cabralbanuelos from Emporia died on

January 31, 2004.

Sergeant Christopher R. Kruse from Emporia died on November

13, 2007.

Specialist David J. Lane from Emporia died on September 4,

2007.

Sergeant 1st Class Travis S. Bachman from Garden City died

on August 1, 2007.

Specialist Clinton R. Upchurch from Garden City died on

January 7, 2007.

Corporal Richard A. Bennett from Girard died on May 27,

2006.

Sergeant William W. Crow Jr. from Grandview Plaza died on

June 28, 2007.

Sergeant Jessie Davila from Greensburg died on February 20,

2006.

Specialist John Edward Wood from Humboldt died on October

7, 2006.

Sergeant Christopher S. Perez from Hutchinson died on May

23, 2005.

Sergeant Courtney D. Finch from Leavenworth died on July

24, 2007.

Corporal David M. Unger from Leavenworth died on October

17, 2006.

Lance Corporal Jose S. Marin-Dominguez Jr. from Liberal

died on May 14, 2006.

Staff Sergeant Henry W. Linck from Manhattan died on

December 7, 2006.

Lance Corporal Christopher B. Wasser from Ottawa died on

April 8, 2004.

Staff Sergeant Kevin L. Zeigler from Overland Park died on

August 12, 2006.

Private 1st Class Peter D. Wagler from Partridge died on

January 23, 2006.

Specialist Joseph L. Lister from Pleasanton died on

November 20, 2003.

Sergeant Ian C. Anderson from Prairie Village died on

January 15, 2007.

Corporal Michael Raymond Speer from Redfield died on April

9, 2004.

Private Dustin L. Kreider from Riverton died on March 21,

2004.

Specialist Lucas A. Frantz from Tonganoxie died on October

18, 2005.

Private Jeremy L. Drexler from Topeka died on May 2, 2004.

Specialist Kyle G. Thomas from Topeka died on September 25,

2003.

Specialist Don Allen Clary from Troy died on November 8,

2004.

Sergeant Jacob Lee Butler from Wellsville died on April 1,

2003.

Specialist Michael D. Brown from Williamsburg died on

October 16, 2007.

Sergeant Benjamin C. Morton from Wright died on May 22,

2005.

Staff Sergeant Justin J. Galewski from Olathe died on April

15, 2002.

Sergeant Michael C. Barry from Overland Park died on

February 1, 2003.

Specialist David E. Hall from Union Town died on February

25, 2004.

Corporal Jeremiah S. Cole from Hiawatha died on August 16,

2006.

Sergeant 1st Class Bernard Lee Deghand from Mayetta died on

September 15, 2006.

Sergeant Charles J. McClain from Fort Riley died on October

31, 2006.

Sergeant Jeffery S. Mersman from Parker died on November 9,

2007.

Sergeant Jerry W. Mills, Jr., from Arkansas City died on

November 29, 2005.

Sergeant Evan S. Parker from Arkansas City died on October

26, 2005.

Sergeant Alexander J. Funcheon from Bel Aire died on April

29, 2007.

Private 1st Class Ryan R. Cox from Derby died on June 15,

2003.

Specialist Joseph F. Herndon II from Derby died on July 29,

2004.

Specialist Dustin K. McGaugh from Derby died on September

30, 2003.

Sergeant Willsun Mock from Harper died on October 22, 2006.

Specialist Eric C. Palmer from Maize died on June 24, 2007.

Staff Sergeant David R. Berry from Wichita died on February

22, 2007.

Private 1st Class Chad E. Marsh from Wichita died on

February 17, 2007.

1st Sergeant Timmy J. Millsap from Wichita died on April

25, 2005.

Mr. Speaker, by naming this post office building the Jamie O. Maugans Post Office, I hope that everyone in south central Kansas will come to know and remember this young man and his sacrifice. Furthermore, I hope that we can all recommit ourselves to honor those who have fallen in battle in defense of this Nation. I ask my colleagues to support this important effort.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5135) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in Derby, Kansas, as the ``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building.''

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks.

Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues today in consideration of H.R. 5135, which seeks to designate a postal facility in Derby, Kansas, in honor of Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans, the first soldier from Kansas to lose his life in Operation Enduring Freedom. That's the war in Afghanistan.

H.R. 5135 enjoys the support of the entire congressional delegation from the State of Kansas and was introduced by my colleague, Representative Todd Tiahrt, on January 23, 2008. The measure was taken up by the Oversight Committee on January 29, 2008, and was passed by voice vote.

H.R. 5135 calls for honoring Sergeant Maugans' service to our country by designating the post office in his home town of Derby, Kansas, as the Sergeant Maugans Post Office Building.

A graduate of Derby High School and a former student of the University of Kansas and Cowley County Community College, Sergeant Maugans served diligently as a member of the armed services since 1997.

Sergeant Maugans was an ordnance disposal specialist and stationed in San Diego, California, before being deployed to Afghanistan in the fall of 2001. On April 15, 2002, while deposing of ordnances near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sergeant Maugans was killed along with three other soldiers in his unit when rockets which he was attempting to dismantle exploded.

Mr. Speaker, I urge the swift passage of H.R. 5135. And I apologize for not pronouncing the sponsor of the legislation's name correctly. I suspect I did not.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, in deference to the gentleman who introduced this bill, Todd Tiahrt, who is a member of the Appropriations Committee and is also on its Defense subcommittee and also a member of the Intelligence Committee, I'm going to insert my statement into the Record and then yield him as much time as he might consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bill, designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Germany Street in Derby, Kansas, as the ``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building.''

A native of Derby, SGT Jamie Maugans was the first casualty of the global war on terror from the 4th Congressional District in Kansas.

A graduate of Derby High School, Sergeant Maugans attended the University of Kansas and Cowley Community College before joining the Army. Stationed in San Diego serving as an ordnance disposal specialist, he deployed to Afghanistan shortly after the attacks of 9/ 11 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

On April 15, 2002, while disposing of ordnance near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sergeant Maugans, along with three others, lost his life in an accidental ordnance explosion.

Described by his friends as one of the ``kindest, most gentle-hearted people on the planet,'' Jamie Maugans died preserving the lives of his fellow soldiers and the freedom of this Nation. I urge that we accept this bill to honor that spirit of sacrifice embodied by Sergeant Maugans.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.