[Peace-discuss] Senate renaming Post Offices after military heroes

[Robert Naiman]

I don't think this is particularly new, nor, unless you know to the
contrary, that it is particularly  limited to "military heroes" or
even veterans.

>From 2007:

1 . To designate the post office located at 309 East Linn Street,
Marshalltown, Iowa, as the `Major Scott Nisely Post Office'. (Reported
in Senate)[S.1539.RS]
2 . To designate the post office located at 309 East Linn Street,
Marshalltown, Iowa, as the `Major Scott Nisely Post Office'.
(Introduced in Senate)[S.1539.IS]
11 . To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 118 Minner Avenue in Bakersfield, California, as the `Buck
Owens Post Office'. (Reported in Senate)[S.1781.RS]
12 . To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 427 North Street in Taft, California, as the `Larry S.
Pierce Post Office'. (Reported in Senate)[S.2110.RS]
13 . To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 18 S. G Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the `Dr. Bernard Daly
Post Office Building'. (Reported in Senate)[S.3015.RS]
14 . To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 11001 Dunklin Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the `William
`Bill' Clay Post Office'. (Reported in Senate)[S.2622.RS]
15 . To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the
`Felix Sparks Post Office Building'. (Reported in Senate)[S.2673.RS]

etc.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Karen Medina <kmedina67 at gmail.com> wrote:
> [ okay, I am creeped out. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security
> and Governmental Affairs is re-naming Post Offices after military
> heroes. For instance, the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post Office'' in
> Rollingbay, Washington. Sergeant John "Bud" Hawk received the Medal of
> Honor, the U.S. military's highest commendation, from President Harry
> S. Truman on July 13, 1945. ]
>
> The following reports of Senate committees were submitted November 04, 2009:
>
> >From the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by
> Mr. Lieberman, without amendment:
>
>   H.R. 955. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay,
> Washington, as the ``John `Bud' Hawk Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 1516. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida,
> as the ``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 1713. A bill to name the South Central Agricultural Research
> Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the
> facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 North
> Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman
> Wesley ``Wes'' Watkins.
>
>   H.R. 2004. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as the
> ``Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 2215. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan,
> as the ``John J. Shivnen Post Office Building''.
>
>   H.R. 2760. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles,
> California, as the ``Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building''.
>
>   H.R. 2972. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana,
> as the ``Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 3119. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco,
> California, as the ``Lim Poon Lee Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 3386. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as the
> ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office''.
>
>   H.R. 3547. A bill to designate the facility of the United States
> Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the
> ``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''.
>
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