[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4259-S4260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
  S. 904. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, New Jersey, 
as the ``Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to and 
remember Lance Cpl Brian P. Parrello, a resident of West Milford, NJ, 
who died January 1, 2005, while serving with the U.S. Marines in Iraq. 
I was privileged to attend this brave young man's funeral in West 
Milford on January 8, 2005, and I was moved by the outpouring of grief 
for LCpl Parrello.
  In honor of this young Marine's life, I have introduced a bill to 
rename the facility at 1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, NJ as 
the ``Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building.'' Senator Corzine is a 
cosponsor of this legislation.
  I would like to note that the renaming of this postal facility as the 
``Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building'' was initiated by the West 
Milford Township Council, who wished to honor LCpl Parrello in this 
way. This is especially fitting since LCpl Parrello's father, Nino 
Parrello, is a letter carrier in West Milford. I am proud to be able to 
assist in the commemoration of his life by helping with the renaming 
process.
  LCpl Parrello served in the Small Craft Company of the 2nd Marine 
Division's II Marine Expeditionary Force, which was based at Camp 
Lejeune, NC. During his service in Iraq, he was attached to a Marine 
Swift Boat unit that patrolled the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. He was 
killed New Year's Day as a result of hostile action in Hadithah, 
northwest of Baghdad.
  During his too-short life, LCpl Parrello made a lasting impression on 
those around him. A graduate of West Milford High School in 2003, he 
was an athlete who played hockey and football, and he was voted to have 
``Most School Spirit'' by his classmates. As those who knew him have 
attested, LCpl Parrello was a history buff who dreamed of becoming a 
history teacher.
  LCpl Parrello's route to military service is the result of an 
admirable choice. He felt such a sense of duty after the September 11 
attacks that he delayed going to college, and instead he enlisted in 
the Marines before his graduation from West Milford High School.
  Tragically, LCpl Parrello died just a few days before his 19th 
birthday. We can commemorate the life of this extraordinary young man 
by quickly passing this bill to rename the postal facility in his 
hometown after him.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 904

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

     SECTION 1. BRIAN P. PARRELLO POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, 
     New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``Brian P. 
     Parrello Post Office Building''.
       (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 ``Brian P. Parrello Post Office 
     Building''.

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