abshire, an extraordinary hero of the vietnam war. a native of abbeville, to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 1421 veterans memorial drive in abbeville, louisiana, as the sergeant richard franklin abshire post office building, in my district, the heart of cajun country, he graduated from high school in 1962 and attended the university of southeastern to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 1421 veterans memorial drive in abbeville, louisiana, as the sergeant richard franklin abshire post office building, lafayette, my hometown. serving in vietnam from december, 1969, until may, 1968, a young sergeant abshire had given over three years of service to his country in the marine corps. on may 2, 1968, while serving in the republic of vietnam, sergeant abshire led a coordinated attack against an entrenched north vietnamese force in a village. under small arms fire, he led his men to safety, sacrificing himself in the process. upon entrance to the village, sergeant abshire

we're so sorry. >> abshire is appealing the jury's verdict.n themselves for not intervening even more forcefully in what to them had become a miserable marriage. >> it's the guilt club. we're all in the guilt club. my parents, everybody. and that's the hardest thing for me. i could have just flown out there. because in my heart i felt that it was wrong. so, you know, sometimes you say you can't borrow trouble but i guess after years of it you have to put your foot down and do something. >> lauren, the long-term domestic abuse she believes her sister suffered is watching her slowly die from a chronic illness. even with the guilty verdict in, the agony hasn't faded. >> peace and justice seems to lack ideals and they are going to be blue skies and sunshine but that's not the case. >> at the elementary school where justine taught, they've planted a tree in memory of the kindergarten teacher whose happiest moments in her final year were probably spent in the comfort of the children that she loved. >>> when we come back, a late report from pennsylva

located at 1421 veterans memorial drive in abbeville, louisiana, as the sergeant richard franklin abshire post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules h.r. 3501 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: h.r. 3501 a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 125 kerr avenue in rome city, indiana, as the s.p.c. nicholas scott hartge post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinish