[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9665-H9666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CHARLES W. LINDBERG POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8026) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Charles W. Lindberg Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 8026

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

     SECTION 1. CHARLES W. LINDBERG POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, 
     Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Charles W. 
     Lindberg 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 ``Charles W. Lindberg Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from New Mexico 
(Ms. Herrell) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam 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 this 
matter.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8026, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th 
Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Charles W. Lindberg Post 
Office.''
  Charles Lindberg was born on June 26, 1920, in Grand Forks, North 
Dakota.
  He enlisted in Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. 
After completing recruit training, he volunteered for the Marine 
Raiders, a special unit of the Marine Corps.
  He was later reassigned to the newly activated 5th Marine Division at 
Camp Pendleton, California. After training, the division was sent to 
Hawaii before leaving for Iwo Jima.
  During the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was a member of the patrol that 
captured the top of Mount Suribachi where he helped raise the first 
U.S. flag on the island on February 23, 1945.
  Mr. Lindberg was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 
January of 1946. His military awards include the Silver Star, the 
Purple Heart, and the Combat Action Ribbon.
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Lindberg by 
naming a Post Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 8026.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota 
(Ms. Omar), the distinguished vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee's Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human 
Rights.
  Ms. OMAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support my bill, H.R. 8026, 
which designates a USPS facility in Minneapolis as the Charles W. 
Lindberg Post Office.
  I am proud to have the opportunity to honor Charles ``Chuck'' W. 
Lindberg, not to be confused with the aviator Chuck Lindbergh. He was a 
highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps corporal who received the Silver 
Star medal, Purple Heart medal, and Combat Action Ribbon, and one of 
the two U.S. Marines who raised the original American flag over Iwo 
Jima during World War II.
  Mr. Lindberg lived in the city of Richfield in my district for 50 
years and was laid to rest at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in 
Minneapolis.
  Mr. Lindberg spent decades explaining that it was his patrol, not the 
one in the famous Associated Press photograph, that raised the first 
flag on the morning of February 23, 1945. He shared that his commander 
ordered the first flag replaced and safeguarded because he was worried 
someone would take it as a souvenir. It was hours later, while Mr. 
Lindberg was in combat, that six men raised the second flag, a larger 
flag.
  The photo of the second flag-raising became one of the most famous 
images of the war and the model for the Marine Corps' War Memorial in 
Washington, D.C.
  After the war, Mr. Lindberg returned to Minnesota, where he spent 40 
years as an electrician. He was a proud union member of the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 292, and 
had a JATC Electrical Training Center named in honor of him just weeks 
before he passed away.
  Mr. Lindberg spent his final years raising awareness of the first 
flag raising and speaking to veteran groups and at schools.
  Madam Speaker, I invite my colleagues to join me in thanking Chuck W. 
Lindberg for his bravery and service to our country. I urge everyone to 
join me in honoring his life by passing this bipartisan bill.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 8026, which honors 
Charles W. Lindberg, a highly decorated Marine Corps corporal who 
fought in World War II and raised the first American flag over Iwo 
Jima.
  Most people are unaware that there were actually two American flags 
raised at Iwo Jima. The famous Associated Press photo that we are all 
familiar with, the picture that is depicted at the Marine Corps War 
Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, was actually the second flag 
raised.
  Corporal Lindberg raised the first flag alongside five other marines 
on the morning of February 23, 1945, after fighting their way up Mount 
Suribachi.
  Corporal Lindberg spent decades explaining that his patrol, not the 
patrol shown in the famous Associated Press photo, raised the American 
flag over the island.
  After World War II, Corporal Lindberg was awarded a Purple Heart.
  Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I encourage my 
colleagues to support this bill honoring an American war hero. I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 8026, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8026.
  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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