Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6630) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the…
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6630) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the ``PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building''.
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure.
I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6630 to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 1400 North Kraemer Boulevard in Placentia, California, as the PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building.
PFC Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1990. He lived in New York before moving to Orange County.
He graduated from Valencia High School and enrolled in Fullerton College, then enlisted in the U.S. Army in June 2005, completing both basic training and advanced individual training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
PFC Kim was then stationed in Germany as part of the Army's 1st Infantry Division before being deployed to Baghdad. Tragically, he was one of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle. He received the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and four other awards, medals, and badges for his exemplary service and sacrifice.
Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of PFC Jang Ho Kim by naming a Post Office in Placentia, California, after him, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 6630, and I yield back the balance of my time.