To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, California, as the "Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building".

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7988) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, California, as the ``Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial 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.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7988, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, California, as the Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building.

Corporal Lopez was born in Palm Springs, California, on January 15, 1999. After graduating from La Quinta High School, Corporal Lopez joined the Marine Corps and served for 4 years. His first 3 years were spent with the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, 5th Platoon before he joined the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Golf Company.

With the 2nd Battalion, Corporal Lopez served in Operation Allies Refuge, contributing to the largest airlift in history and aiding in the evacuation of over 120,000 of our fellow Americans, allies, and Afghans.

On August 26, 2021, Corporal Lopez was stationed at the airport in Kabul, where he and his fellow Marines successfully pulled children to safety before a fatal explosion. Corporal Hunter Lopez and 12 other marines were killed in the explosion.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring the bravery of Corporal Lopez by naming a post office in La Quinta, California, after him.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 7988, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7988, which honors Corporal Hunter Lopez.

Corporal Lopez was born in Palm Springs, California, to parents who were employed by the Riverside County Sheriff. He grew up to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

His first 3 years were spent with the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Company A, 5th Platoon. His fourth and final year in the Marines was spent with the 2nd Battalion 1st Marine Division, Golf Company, 1st Platoon, 3rd Squad.

It was just last year, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, that Corporal Lopez was involved in Operation Allies Refuge, which involved the evacuation of 120,000 of our fellow Americans, allies, and Afghans from Afghanistan.

On August 26, 2021, Corporal Lopez was stationed at the Kabul airport, where crowds were growing increasingly desperate. Corporal Lopez spotted two young girls trapped under the weight of a fleeing crowd, about to be crushed. He helped pull the two girls to safety right as a bomb exploded at Abbey Gate.

Corporal Lopez and 12 other servicemembers were tragically killed that day.

I strongly encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring a war hero who made the ultimate sacrifice for those abroad who yearned to enjoy the freedoms and liberty we all cherish in America.

Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.