[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11341-H11342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    MONT AND MARK STEPHENSEN VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4295) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 12760 South Park Avenue in Riverton, Utah, as the 
``Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4295

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. MONT AND MARK STEPHENSEN VETERANS MEMORIAL POST 
                   OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 12760 South Park Avenue in Riverton, Utah, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Mont and Mark 
     Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans 
     Memorial Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Cannon) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) each will 
control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah.


                             General Leave

  Mr. CANNON. 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 the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.

                              {time}  1430

  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I introduced H.R. 4295 to honor two individuals for 
their patriotic service and ultimate sacrifice for their country. All 
members of the Utah congressional delegation have cosponsored this 
legislation to pay homage to these brave and capable soldiers.
  Mont and Mark Stevenson were brothers who shared many things. Both 
were born in Riverton, Utah; both attended Brigham Young University; 
and most importantly, both answered their country's call to war.
  Mont joined the Army Air Corps and served during World War II, while 
Mark joined the Air Force and served during Vietnam. Mont achieved the 
rank of captain, while his brother achieved the rank of lieutenant 
colonel.
  Sadly, both of these brave men were killed serving their country. In 
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bombing mission over Germany on December 23, 1944, Mont's plane was 
shot down, and he was reported as being killed in action. He was 
initially buried in Luxemburg, but was moved and buried in Riverton 
with full honors after the war's end.
  During Vietnam, Mark was shot down on his 94th combat mission, a 
recon flight over Hanoi. He went down with the plane and was reported 
missing in action or killed in action on April 29, 1967. Mark was 
declared dead by the government in 1978, and in 1988 his remains were 
discovered. Mark was also buried in Riverton with full military honors.
  This legislation is not the first honor that these heroes have 
received. In 1982, Hill Air Force Base renamed their base theater in 
honor of these two men. Passage of this legislation will allow two 
brothers that lost their lives while defending our great Nation to 
receive the honor of having their names placed on their hometown's post 
office building.
  I want to thank Chairman Davis for his support and work on this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House 
Government Reform Committee, I am pleased to join my colleague in 
consideration of H.R. 4295, legislation naming a postal facility in 
Riverton, Utah, after Mont and Mark Stevenson. This measure, which was 
introduced by Representative Chris Cannon of Utah on November 10, 2005, 
and unanimously reported by our committee on November 16, 2005, enjoys 
the support and close sponsorship of the entire Utah delegation.
  Mont Stevenson, a native of Riverton, Utah, joined the United States 
Army Air Corps, where he served as a flight commander in the 559th 
Bombardment Squadron. Sadly, while on a bombing mission over Germany, 
Captain Stevenson's plane was shot down, and he was reported as being 
killed in action. Later, his remains were found and brought to the 
United States, where he was buried in Riverton with full military 
honors.
  Mont's brother, Mark Stevenson, also served in the military. He 
joined the U.S. Air Force and served in Vietnam. While on his 94th 
combat mission, Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson was shot down, captured as 
a prisoner of war and reported MIA/KIA, or missing in action, killed in 
action. On April 29, 1967, he was declared dead; and in 1988, 21 years 
later, his remains were found, and he too was buried in Riverton with 
full military honors.
  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed a great honor to recognize the enormous 
sacrifice of the Stevenson family. Two brothers, one who served in 
World War II, the other in the Vietnam war, both died while defending 
our Nation. These soldiers are more than deserving of a memorial in 
their hometown of Riverton, Utah.
  I commend my colleague for seeking to honor the service of Captain 
Mont F. Stevenson and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Lane Stevenson, two 
heroic men who gave their lives for this country; and I urge swift 
passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support the passage of 
H.R. 4295.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Cannon) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 4295.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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