Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2379) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2379

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 616 East Main Street in St. Charles, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ``Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial 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 ``Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office''.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2379, which honors Vietnam war veterans with a post office in St. Charles, Illinois.

The Vietnam war was one of this country's longest and costliest conflicts. More than 3.4 million Americans were deployed to Southeast Asian, and sadly, more than 58,000 U.S. military officials perished while deployed.

According to the National Archives, almost 3,000 of those casualties called the State of Illinois home.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring Americans who gave their lives in service to our Nation and peace abroad.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I have no speakers, and I am prepared to close.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. COMER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

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