[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H9296-H9297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ZACHARY ADDINGTON POST OFFICE
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill
(H.R. 3821) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the
``Zachary Addington Post Office'', as amended.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 3821
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. ZACK T. ADDINGTON POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia,
shall be known and designated as the ``Zack T. Addington 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 ``Zack T. Addington Post Office''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Comer) and the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Watson
Coleman) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.
General Leave
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Kentucky?
There was no objection.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3821, introduced by the
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins).
The bill names the United States Post Office at 430 Main Street in
Clermont, Georgia, after U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Zach T. Addington,
who was killed in action in the Vietnam war.
Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Collins) to further describe the bill and Lance
Corporal Addington's service to our country.
Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from
Kentucky and the gentlewoman from New Jersey for being a part of this
today.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3821, legislation to
name the Clermont Post Office after Lance Corporal Zach T. Addington.
I introduced this legislation to honor Zach, a fellow northeast
Georgian, for giving his life in service to our Nation during the
Vietnam war.
Zach Addington was born to Addison S. and Lillie Addington on
November 1, 1948, in Gainesville, Georgia. He and his family lived in
Clermont, Georgia, where he attended Clermont Elementary School and my
alma mater, which we share, North Hall High School. He graduated in
1967.
Zach enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a private, in July
of 1967, and became a rifleman in the 3rd Marine Division of the Fleet
Marine Force. He was promoted to private first class on December 1,
1967, and he was deployed to Vietnam on December 19 of the same year.
On April 1, 1968, Zach was promoted to lance corporal. His company
was participating in Operation Scotland II when they engaged hostile
forces in the vicinity of Hill 689, four kilometers west-southwest of
Khe Sanh Airfield. On May 16, 1968, Zach Addington was killed in
action.
His captain, William McArdle, stated that he was ``one of the finest
marines I have ever known. His exemplary conduct, leadership, and
singular determination to do every job well were qualities that all of
us respected.''
On June 6, 1968, Mr. Addington was posthumously awarded the Purple
Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal,
and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon in recognition of his
service in Vietnam.
His family hopes to display these awards in the Clermont Post Office
after the naming.
He is survived by his brother, Addison S. Addington; and sisters,
Billie Quillin and Sandra Montgomery.
The memory of Zach's courage and his service lives on in our corner
of Georgia, and the naming of the Clermont Post Office in his honor
will be a reminder to all of us of his sacrifice and the sacrifices of
the armed services to us all.
There is a time when we come to these post offices and we read
accomplishments, Mr. Speaker. We read accomplishments of many folks,
but each one has a story to tell. I think really, when you start to
listen to the many whom we have talked about today, there is a certain
theme of service that runs through each. There is a certain theme of
something bigger than themselves, and especially those who gave their
life.
Zach Addington was one who went willingly. He knew that he may not
return, in fact, even told people he may not, and he did not, but that
service and that sacrifice gives us the ability to stand here today and
to do what we do. By standing here today, I intend to honor him for the
naming of this post office and would encourage my colleagues to vote in
favor.
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of
H.R. 3821, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Post
Office located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the Zachary
Addington Post Office.
Born in Gainesville, Georgia, in 1948, Zachary Addington graduated
from North Hall High School in 1967. He chose to enlist in the Marine
Corps that year, becoming a private in the 3rd Marine Division of the
Fleet Marine Force. He deployed to Vietnam that December as a private
first class.
On May 16, 1968, then-Lance Corporal Addington was participating in
Operation Scotland II with his company when he was tragically killed in
action.
He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense
Service Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal for his honorable service. His
captain deemed Lance Corporal Addington one of the finest marines he
had ever known.
Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to commemorate the ultimate
sacrifice Lance Corporal Zachary Addington made for our Nation, and I
urge the passage of H.R. 3821.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance
of my time.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the 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 Kentucky (Mr. Comer) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 3821, as amended.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.
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