[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 119 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[House]
[Pages H6936-H6937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   LANCE CORPORAL WESLEY G. DAVIDS AND CAPTAIN NICHOLAS J. ROZANSKI 
                          MEMORIAL POST OFFICE

  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4919) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the 
``Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski 
Memorial Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4919

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

     SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL WESLEY G. DAVIDS AND CAPTAIN 
                   NICHOLAS J. ROZANSKI MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive in Dublin, Ohio, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lance Corporal Wesley 
     G. Davids and Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski 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 ``Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and 
     Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Bentivolio) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. 
Lynch) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.


                             General Leave

  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. 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 remarks on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Tiberi).
  Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan as well 
as the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, 
Chairman Issa, for their ability to pass this through committee and 
bring it to the floor today.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 4919, to designate 
the United States Postal Service facility located at 715 Shawan Falls 
Drive in Dublin, Ohio, as the Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and 
Captain Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office.
  Marine Lance Corporal Wesley Davids was 16 years old and still 
attending Dublin Scioto High School when he

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was inspired to serve our Nation following the terrorist attacks on 
September 11, 2001. He was killed the day after his 20th birthday in 
May of 2005 while fighting in Iraq. He was a member of the Columbus-
based Lima Company. Twenty-three total servicemembers from Lima Company 
died in Iraq. Marine Lance Corporal Davids died during a 96-hour 
period, Mr. Speaker, in which six members died and 15 were wounded.
  Marine Lance Corporal Davids was always willing to lend a hand. His 
family and friends say he was full of energy, especially when it came 
to driving or working on cars. He was also a standout rower in high 
school and well-loved by his community. Crowds lined the street 
following his memorial service. He is survived by his parents, Jody and 
Michael, and brother, Steven, in Dublin, Ohio.

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  Captain Nicholas Rozanski attended Dublin High School and was a 
lifelong resident of Dublin, which he called ``God's country.''
  He proudly served on multiple deployments to Kosovo and Iraq as a 
member of the Ohio National Guard before he was killed on April 4, 
2012, while fighting in Afghanistan. He was described as a model leader 
who genuinely cared about the men under his command.
  Captain Rozanski also was a very proud graduate of Ohio State 
University, and made a difference in his community by coaching youth 
soccer for nearly 15 years. He was an accomplished runner, having 
completed three marathons, and was described by his loved ones as 
mischievous and witty, with a sparkle in his eye, who loved nothing 
more than doting on his young daughters. He is survived by his wife, 
Jennifer; daughters, Emma Kathryn and Anna Elizabeth; his father, Jan 
Rozanski, and mother, Pamela Mitchell; along with many other family and 
friends in Dublin, Ohio.
  These two heroes, Mr. Speaker, put their country before themselves, 
and made the ultimate sacrifice. Today, we honor their sacrifice, and 
that of their families. By naming this postal facility in Dublin, Ohio, 
after them, their bravery and honor will never be forgotten.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am pleased to join my colleagues from Ohio and Michigan in the 
consideration of H.R. 4919, a bill to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 715 Shawan Falls Drive, in 
Dublin, Ohio, as the Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids and Captain 
Nicholas J. Rozanski Memorial Post Office.
  As my friend from Ohio has noted, Lance Corporal Wesley G. Davids 
grew up in Dublin, Ohio, and graduated from Dublin Scioto High School 
in 2003. After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Mr. Davids 
was inspired to join the Marine Corps. He was deployed to Iraq with the 
4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve of Columbus, Ohio. On May 
11, 2005, just one day after his 20th birthday, Lance Corporal Davids 
was tragically killed while conducting combat operations against enemy 
forces in Iraq.
  Also a native of Dublin, Ohio, Captain Nicholas Rozanski graduated 
from Dublin High School in 1994 and Ohio State University in 1999. 
Nicholas came from a family that honors military service and signed up 
for the National Guard in 2003. After deployments to Kosovo in 2004 and 
Iraq in 2007, Captain Rozanski was deployed to Afghanistan as a member 
of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in 2012. On April 4, 2012, 
Captain Rozanski was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber in northern 
Afghanistan. He is survived by his loving wife and two daughters.
  Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to honor these two fallen 
heroes, these sons of Ohio, who have made the ultimate sacrifice on 
behalf of our country.
  I urge the passage of H.R. 4919, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support passage 
of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bentivolio) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4919.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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