[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10242]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           LYLE C. PEARSON COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3682) to designate the community based outpatient clinic of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 1961 Premier Drive in 
Mankato, Minnesota, as the ``Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient 
Clinic''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3682

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

     SECTION 1. LYLE C. PEARSON COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC.

       (a) Designation.--The community based outpatient clinic of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 1961 Premier 
     Drive in Mankato, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient 
     Clinic''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Walz) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.


                             General Leave

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on 
H.R. 3682.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Colorado?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3682, which is sponsored by my 
good friend and colleague and fellow committee member on the Veterans' 
Affairs Committee, Representative Tim Walz, from Minnesota.
  H.R. 3682 would name the VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in 
Mankato, Minnesota, the Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient 
Clinic.

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  Lyle Pearson was a World War II prisoner of war who received the 
Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Clusters, and the Purple 
Heart for his service.
  He was also a lifelong public servant, serving as the Disabled 
American Veterans National Commander from 1975 to 1976.
  Recognizing Lyle's service and his sacrifice by naming the CBOC in 
Mankato after him is a fitting and appropriate honor.
  I am grateful to Representative Walz for sponsoring this legislation 
and urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 3682.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I want to thank my colleague and friend from Colorado for his kind 
words and his work on the Veterans' Affairs Committee. I am proud to 
serve with him.
  I rise today in support of H.R. 3682, which designates the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Mankato, 
Minnesota, as the Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
  Lyle Pearson was the true definition of an American hero. Through his 
lifelong dedication of service, both in and out of uniform, Lyle left a 
profound and everlasting impact on southern Minnesota and this country 
as a whole.
  Lyle served in the skies over Europe as a B-17 pilot with the 15th 
Air Force during World War II. He completed 15 combat missions over 
occupied territory. In December 1944, Lyle's aircraft was shot down 
over Italy. Surviving the horrors of the shoot-down, Lyle was a 
prisoner of war from December of 1944 to May of 1945. For his actions 
in combat as a POW, Lyle was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 
the Air Medal with Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
  Like so many of his colleagues, the distinguished service that he 
served in uniform might have only been outpaced by what he did after he 
came back home. After the war, Lyle rejoined his wife on their family 
farm, but his desire to serve was strong.
  Beginning in 1957, Lyle administered programs for the Nicollet County 
juvenile court and Nicollet County court services, first as the chief 
probation officer, then as the director of court services. He helped 
turn around countless lives of many troubled youth in his time with the 
Nicollet County juvenile courts, earning Minnesota Corrections Officer 
of the Year in 1969.
  One of Lyle's biggest impacts was helping his fellow veterans. He 
served his entire life helping other veterans and, as you heard from my 
colleague, he served as national commander of the Disabled American 
Veterans. He also spent 49 years as the adjutant of his local chapter.
  He dedicated over half a century of service to the St. Peter State 
Hospital, was a 4-H club leader, and was active with his church 
throughout his entire life.
  Through all of this, Lyle was a husband, a father of seven children, 
and a stalwart in his community.
  Lyle's dedication to duty, his community, and this country reflected 
upon himself and was in keeping with the finest ideals of service, 
selflessness, and giving, making him the ideal namesake for the Mankato 
Community Based Outreach Clinic that will serve so many of our fellow 
veterans.
  With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to work with my colleague, 
Representative Walz, on this fine piece of legislation honoring someone 
very deserving of this honor and the naming of this clinic.
  So with that, Mr. Speaker, I urge all of our Members and colleagues 
to support H.R. 3682, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 3682.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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