the son of walter glenn and leona vaughn, he grew up in iuka, mississippi, where he graduated from high school in 1996. following graduation, he enrolled in northeast mississippi community college before going on to attend mississippi state university. in 2003, he made the decision to serve his country by enlisting in the u.s. army. shortly thereafter, sergeant vaughn became a member of the fifth battalion, 20th infantry regiment, third gribury gade, sec infantry division which is paced out of fort lewis, washington. while serving in operation iraqi freedom, sernlt vaughn was tragically killed by an improvised explosive device on may 10, 2011, right outside of barquoba, iraq. he was only 29 years of age when he lost his life in service to our great nation. mr. speaker, in recognition of this young man's bravery and accomplishments, i ask that we pass the underlying bill without reservation and pay tribute to the commitment and sacrifice made by sergeant jason vaughn. i have no further speakers, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yie