I rise in very strong support of H.R. 1555 and thank the gentleman from California for his thoughtful remarks.
Michael Anderson grew up in Modesto and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2001. Corporal Anderson deployed to Iraq in September 2004, and he fought in the second battle of Fallujah. On December 14, 2003, he was killed in action while leading an operation clearing insurgent-occupied buildings.
I encourage all of our colleagues to join us in honoring the life of Corporal Anderson by naming a post office in Modesto after him.
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