To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the "Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office".

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1830) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the ``Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office''.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 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.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would rename a post office in Casselton, North Dakota, for U.S. Navy Commander Delbert Austin Olson.

Commander Olson entered the U.S. Navy from North Dakota and served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

On January 11, 1968, he piloted a mission that took off from Thailand and, while descending into the target area, the aircraft crashed, killing Commander Olson.

Commander Olson's remains were not recovered until 2001, and he has been memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Commander Olson was married to his wife, Patricia, and had two children, Dana and Eric.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Dakota (Mrs. Fedorchak).

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to support this bill naming a post office for Commander Olson, who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to a grateful nation. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true North Dakota hero from Casselton, North Dakota, Commander Delbert Austin Olson.

Commander Olson, as my colleagues mentioned, answered the call of duty not once, not twice, but across three major conflicts: World War II, the Korean war, and the Vietnam war.

In Vietnam, he served with distinction, participating in some of the most dangerous missions of the war. He flew low over Ho Chi Minh Trail to gather intelligence that protected American servicemembers on the ground.

On January 11, 1968, Commander Olson and his crew were killed in action when their plane went down. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, and today we gather to take another step to make sure future generations know his story.

My legislation will rename the Casselton Post Office as the Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office. This is a small way to show how much we value his sacrifice and to make sure his story lives on in the town he loved.

North Dakota does not forget its heroes. Commander Olson's life reminds us of the quiet strength and devotion that defined the very best of this country.

I am proud to bring this bill forward, and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Commander Olson's remarkable service and sacrifice.

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

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1830, the bill brought before the House by my fellow freshman and Congressional Women's Softball teammate, Julie Fedorchak, to honor Commander Delbert Austin Olson.

He is a hometown hero of Casselton, North Dakota, who served in World War II, the Korean war, and the Vietnam war as a member of the United States Navy. As part of Observation Squadron 67, while descending into a target area in Laos during the Vietnam war, his aircraft crashed in a remote mountainside on January 11, 1968, killing him and his crew.

His remains were not identified until 2002 after being recovered the year before. He was finally laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in 2003 and received the Purple Heart and Navy Commendation Medal with Valor.

The Senate unanimously passed a similar version of this bill during the last Congress. I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Commander Olson by naming a post office in Casselton, North Dakota, after him.

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

Mr. Speaker, I urge strong support for this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.