[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H5373-H5374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 LANCE CORPORAL JOSHUA B. McDANIELS AND VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE 
                                BUILDING

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1391) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the ``Lance 
Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office 
Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 1391

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

     SECTION 1. LONDON FALLEN VETERANS MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``London Fallen Veterans 
     Memorial Post Office''.
       (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 ``London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post 
     Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Meadows) and the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina.


                             General Leave

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1391, introduced 
by Representative Stivers of Ohio and which would designate the postal 
facility located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the London 
Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office. Our Nation's veterans have served 
our country and many have made the ultimate sacrifice for our defense 
and our freedom.
  Three years ago, a young marine from Mr. Stivers' district, Corporal 
Joshua McDaniels, was tragically killed while conducting combat 
operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan on June 12, 2011. A 
native of Dublin, Ohio, he was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer 
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina. He was only 21 years old.
  Men and women like Corporal McDaniels put their lives on the line 
every day so that we can enjoy the privileges of living in the United 
States of America. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should 
thank and honor them, their families, and all the members of the Armed 
Forces across this great country. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to stand 
before this body and pay tribute to Corporal McDaniels and all the 
brave men and women of our armed services.
  Once again, I ask my colleagues to support H.R. 1391, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I support this legislation and thank the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers) for bringing this to the House floor 
for consideration.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers).
  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from North Carolina 
for his help and the gentleman from Vermont for his support of H.R. 
1391. It is a bill that will rename the post office in London, Ohio, 
the London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office.

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  This has been an interesting journey. It started a few years ago when 
I found out about the tragic death of Lance Corporal Joshua McDaniels 
who had served in the Marines, and we started a bill that would have 
named the post office after him. Then I heard from some of our Vietnam 
veterans--17 were killed from London High School in the Vietnam war--
and they made the point very strongly and loudly that nothing had ever 
been named for any of them. While we can never go back and fix the 
inappropriate way that many of our Vietnam veterans were treated, I 
thought it was important to move forward in a way that honored their 
sacrifice as well as Joshua McDaniels' sacrifice and many other 
individuals from London and Madison County.
  Throughout history, citizens from London and Madison County have 
fought bravely to defend our Nation and defend our freedoms. 
Unfortunately, many of them have made the ultimate sacrifice, and I 
would like to read a few of the names here today of the most recent 
casualties in the wars we are in in Afghanistan and Iraq, or have been 
in.
  First, of course, Marine Lance Corporal Joshua McDaniels; second, 
Army Corporal Kevin Prince; Army Specialist Jason Lucas; Army 
Specialist Robert Swaney; and Army Chief Warrant Officer Matthew 
Ruffner. These are just the most recent members from that community to 
pay the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.
  This bill was a small step to honor the memory of all those in 
Madison County who have made the ultimate sacrifice, our fallen heroes, 
including the 17 who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam war.
  Again, while none of us can go back and correct the way that our 
Vietnam veterans have been treated, I think it is, today, an 
opportunity for us to recognize those 17 as well as all past and future 
fallen heroes who have paid the ultimate sacrifice by renaming the 
London Post Office the Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office.
  I want to thank my constituent Mary Henry who came up with the idea 
for this name. I want to make sure that we always remember the 
sacrifices of our brave men and women. I think this post office in 
London, Ohio, can stand as a tribute to all of our past fallen veterans 
and the future veterans who will pay the ultimate sacrifice to preserve 
our freedoms.
  Thank you again to the gentleman from North Carolina and the 
gentleman from Vermont. I want to thank Chairman Issa as well for 
allowing this bill to come to the floor and his support.
  I would urge all of my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 1391 to 
rename the London Post Office the London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post 
Office.
  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would urge all of my colleagues to 
vote in support of this postal renaming, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I just want to thank the gentleman from 
Ohio for his leadership on this particular issue, and specifically with 
regards to our Vietnam veterans. Indeed, it was a tough time in the 
service to our country. Many of them never got the welcome home that 
they deserved when they came back. On behalf of my esteemed colleagues 
here today and the gentleman from Ohio, I would like to officially tell 
them, ``Welcome home.''
  With that, I would urge the Members to support this bill and vote 
unanimously, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Meadows) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1391, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 South Oak 
Street in London, Ohio, as the `London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post 
Office'.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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