Letter to Gary Peters, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Ron Johnson, Ranking Member of the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and James Connor, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform - Klobuchar, Smith, Minnesota Delegation Push Legislation to Rename Local Post Offices in Honor of Fallen Minnesota Guardsmen

Letter

Dear Chairman Peters, Chairwoman Maloney, Ranking Member Johnson, and Ranking Member Comer:

We respectfully ask that the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform take action on three bills we recently introduced to rename United States Postal Service facilities in our state after three National Guardsmen who were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in 2019.

The three bills (S.3321, S.3320, and S.3319; and H.R.6218, H.R.6221, and H.R.6220) would designate the facilities of the United States Postal Service located in Avon, Minnesota as the "W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office," in Perham, Minnesota as the "Charles P. Nord Post Office," and in Winsted, Minnesota as the "James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office."

In December 2021, we introduced these bills in the Senate and the House of Representatives and we respectfully ask that the Committees take action on them as soon as possible.

W.O.C. Plantenberg, C.W.O. Nord, and C.W.O. Rogers were all killed in a tragic Black Hawk helicopter crash approximately 16 miles from St. Cloud, Minnesota. These National Guardsmen made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the safety and security of our nation. We are grateful for their sacrifice and believe that renaming these post offices in their honor would be a fitting tribute to their legacy.

Thank you for your consideration of our request.