To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the "Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office".

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of an American patriot, Vietnam veteran, and amazing man who couldn't be more deserving of having his name displayed on the U.S. Post Office in Mount Vernon, Georgia.

Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun, a native of Mount Vernon, Georgia, located in the 12th District of Georgia, my district, was born on March 19, 1941.

After graduating from Montgomery County High School in 1959, Second Lieutenant Calhoun attended the University of Georgia, where he joined the ROTC and earned his pilot's license while finishing his junior year of college. That next year, Calhoun graduated and enrolled in his first year of law school at the University of Georgia, where he met the love of his life, Jane Dunham, whom he later married in 1963. That same year, Jane and Patrick's only child, Catherine Ruth Calhoun, was born on November 29.

Shortly after Catherine was born, Second Lieutenant Calhoun answered the call to serve and willingly put down his books and put on his uniform, joining the United States Army, where he was first stationed at Fort Benning, now known as Fort Moore, near Columbus, Georgia.

Later, after completing flight training in Mineral Wells, Texas, Calhoun was deployed on his first assignment in Vietnam in 1964.

A born leader, Calhoun served as a rotary wing aviation unit commander in South Vietnam, where his helicopter was tragically shot down under hostile fire while dropping off troops in the spring of 1965.

Calhoun was declared missing in action before being declared deceased at the young age of only 24 years old.

Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism and extraordinary achievements while engaged in aerial flight.

Known for his contagious personality, Calhoun never met a stranger and always enjoyed cutting a rug, as we say down South.

I am pleased to stand here today to ensure his name lives on for years to come in his hometown of Mount Vernon, Georgia.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in honoring Second Lieutenant Calhoun, his entire family, and his sacrifice to the Nation we call home by voting in favor of H.R. 3944.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3944) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the ``Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office''.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I rise today in support of this bill, which would name a post office in Mount Vernon, Georgia, after Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun.

Patrick Calhoun grew up in Mount Vernon, Georgia, earned a degree from the University of Georgia, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army.

During his service in South Vietnam, his helicopter was tragically shot down on April 19, 1965. Second Lieutenant Calhoun was declared missing in action before being declared dead at the tragically young age of 24. He perished serving his country, and I support naming a post office in his memory.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this commonsense legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen).

Mr. Speaker, I strongly encourage support for this bipartisan bill. I ask all of my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun was born on March 19, 1941, and raised in Mount Vernon, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia and enlisted in the U.S. Army in the middle of the Vietnam war.

While stationed in South Vietnam, Second Lieutenant Calhoun served heroically for his country as a rotary wing aviation unit commander.

On April 19, 1965, his helicopter was shot down by enemy fire in the Pleiku Province. He was later declared killed while missing in action at the tender age of 24.

I encourage my colleagues to join us in honoring the life of Second Lieutenant Calhoun by naming a post office in Mount Vernon, Georgia, after him.

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

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 326, S. 3639; Calendar No. 328, H.R. 292; Calendar No. 327, S. 3640; Calendar No. 331, H.R. 3944; Calendar No. 361, S. 3851; Calendar No. 320, S. 2143; Calendar No. 329, H.R. 996; Calendar No. 321, S. 2274; Calendar No. 330, H.R. 2379; Calendar No. 322, S. 2717; Calendar No. 324, S. 3357; Calendar No. 323, S. 3267; Calendar No. 325, S. 3419; Calendar No. 363, H.R. 3865; Calendar No. 362, H.R. 2754; and Calendar No. 364, H.R. 3947.

I ask unanimous consent that the bills en bloc be considered read a third time and passed and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.