[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4788-H4789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              SPECIALIST FOUR CHARLES JOHNSON POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 92) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, 
South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 92

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

     SECTION 1. SPECIALIST FOUR CHARLES JOHNSON POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South 
     Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ``Specialist 
     Four Charles Johnson Post Office''.
       (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 ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
     Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from South 
Carolina (Ms. Mace) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. 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.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 92 to designate the 
facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in 
Pickens, South Carolina, as the Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
Office.
  Specialist Four Charles Johnson was born on August 4, 1940, in 
Pickens, South Carolina, to Mr. Charles Johnson, Sr., and Mrs. Essie 
Jamison Johnson.
  He attended the Pickens County Training School and was a 1958 
graduate of Clearview High School in Easley, South Carolina.
  After completing high school, he enlisted in the United States Army 
with the military parental consent of his mother since he was only 17 
years old when he began his military career.
  Specialist Four Johnson completed his basic training at Fort Benning, 
Georgia, and was a paratrooper. Unfortunately, he was killed in action 
by a gunshot wound to the chest while serving in Vietnam.
  His mother described him as a playful boy and happy all the time. He 
served with his brothers, Specialist Four John H. Johnson and 
Specialist Four Leroy Johnson.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of 
Specialist Four Johnson by naming the post office at 110 Johnson Street 
in Pickens, South Carolina, as the Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
Office. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Duncan), the sponsor of this bill.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, we come tonight to honor another Pickens 
County fallen hero, Specialist Four Charles Johnson, Jr., an American 
hero and fallen son of South Carolina, by designating the Pickens, 
South Carolina post office the Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post 
Office.
  This resolution is cosponsored by the entire South Carolina 
delegation and supported by the city of Pickens, their city council, as 
well as the family of Specialist Four Johnson.
  Specialist Four Johnson, Jr., was killed in action on March 30, 1966, 
in Vietnam and was the first casualty from Pickens County in that war.
  Specialist Four Johnson of Pickens, South Carolina, began his 
military career in the Army at a young age of 17

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years old. He was one of three brothers to serve in Vietnam at the same 
time.
  He was awarded the Purple Heart, the Vietnam Gallantry Cross, and the 
National Defense Service Medal, among other commendations.

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  Specialist Four Johnson was a 1958 graduate of Clear View High School 
in Easley, South Carolina, and was a member of the Griffin Ebenezer 
Baptist Church.
  He is an American hero and deserves to be honored for his sacrifice 
for our country as a soldier defending our Nation. We know that freedom 
isn't free, and it is because of brave men like Specialist Four Johnson 
that we enjoy the freedom and security that we have today.
  I thank the committee and Ranking Member Comer for bringing this to 
the floor and allowing us to honor our fallen heroes. Again, I urge the 
passage of this legislation.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to 
close, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill 
honoring Specialist Johnson, who was the first Vietnam war casualty 
from Pickens County, South Carolina.
  Welcome home, Specialist Johnson.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 92, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 92.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. CLYDE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this motion 
are postponed.

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