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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3579 to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office. Army National Guard Specialist Jeremy L. Ridlen was born in Maroa, Illinois, where he attended Maroa-Forsyth High School with his twin brother, Jason. Jeremy and Jason were students at Illinois State University, where they joined the National Guard and were assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company. In 2003, the National Guard activated their unit and deployed them to Fallujah, Iraq, where Jeremy served as postal clerk. On May 23, 2004, Jeremy was killed after a truck rigged with explosives detonated next to his convoy. He was 23 years old. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Jeremy L. Ridlen, who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, by naming the post office at 200 East Main Street after him, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LaTURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name a post office in Illinois after Army National Guard Specialist Jeremy Ridlen. Ridlen was born and raised in Maroa, Illinois. Jeremy and twin brother, Jason, went on to attend Illinois State University, and both signed up for the National Guard.…”