and carl mundy, both of -- and timothy mundy, both of whom are on active duty. i join my fellow marines, including my father ike, and grateful people across the country in expressing heart felt condolences to the mundy family. it is with eternal gratitude and respect that i'll offer a final hand salute and tribute and in memory to the 30th commandant of the united states marine corps, an american patriot, who i was fortunate to call my friend, general carl e. mundy jr., united states marine corps. mission, accomplished, sir, simpler fidelis. -- simpler fidelis. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor national autism awareness month. modern science has helped control or eliminate many once deadly and debilitating diseases and conditions. but our understanding of autism remains an unsolved puzzle. mr. messer: more children than ever are being diagnosed with communication and behavioral disorders that lead to a diagnosis of autism. it now affects one in 68