[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  STAFF SERGEANT JOSEPH D'AUGUSTINE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE RENAMING

  (Mr. GARRETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, it is indeed with a heavy heart that I rise 
today to honor the life and legacy of one of New Jersey's sons, Staff 
Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine of Waldwick, New Jersey.
  Staff Sergeant D'Augustine was killed almost 3 years ago this week, 
on March 27, 2012, while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. 
In the greatest act of sacrifice possible, he gave his life while 
protecting his fellow men and women in uniform. He was just 29 years 
old.
  Today, I come to the floor of the House to introduce legislation that
will ensure that Staff Sergeant D'Augustine's legacy lives on for 
generations to come.
  This legislation will designate the United States Postal Service 
located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the Staff 
Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building.
  Understandably, no action by this Congress could ever repay Staff 
Sergeant D'Augustine's sacrifice. This bill, however, will create a 
permanent and visible memory of his heroism.
  Although this bill passed this House last Congress, unfortunately, my 
colleagues in the Senate did not take it up. So I come here tonight, 
hopeful that my colleagues in both the House and Senate will take 
action to get this bill passed and signed into law so that his legacy 
will live on.

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