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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 433 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 

located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial 

Post Office’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Ross Andrew McGinnis was born and raised 

4 in Knox, Pennsylvania, the son of Tom and 

5 Romayne McGinnis. 

6 (2) Specialist McGinnis joined the Army in 

7 2004 and following his training, was assigned to 1st 

8 Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry 

9 Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry 

10 Division. 

11 (3) On December 4, 2006, McGinnis was killed 

12 in action while serving in Iraq. For his actions that 

13 day, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of 

14 Honor by President George W. Bush on June 2, 

15 2008. 

16 (4) From the official Medal of Honor Army Ci17 tation: 

18 (A) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, 

19 United States Army. For conspicuous gallantry 

20 and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and 

21 beyond the call of duty. 

22 (B) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis 

23 distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and 

24 intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty 

25 while serving as an M2 .50-caliber Machine 

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1 talion, 26th Infantry Regiment, in connection 

2 with combat operations against an armed 

3 enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq, 

4 on 4 December 2006. 

5 (C) That afternoon his platoon was con6 ducting combat control operations in an effort 

7 to reduce and control sectarian violence in the 

8 area. While Private McGinnis was manning the 

9 M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun, a fragmentation 

10 grenade thrown by an insurgent fell through 

11 the gunner’s hatch into the vehicle. Reacting 

12 quickly, he yelled ‘‘grenade,’’ allowing all four 

13 members of his crew to prepare for the gre14 nade’s blast. Then, rather than leaping from 

15 the gunner’s hatch to safety, Private McGinnis 

16 made the courageous decision to protect his 

17 crew. In a selfless act of bravery, in which he 

18 was mortally wounded, Private McGinnis cov19 ered the live grenade, pinning it between his 

20 body and the vehicle and absorbing most of the 

21 explosion. 

22 (D) Private McGinnis’ gallant action di23 rectly saved four men from certain serious in24 jury or death. Private First Class McGinnis’ ex25 traordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost 


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1 of his own life, above and beyond the call of 

2 duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions 

3 of the military service and reflect great credit 

4 upon himself, his unit, and the United States 

5 Army. 

6 SEC. 2. SPECIALIST ROSS A. MCGINNIS MEMORIAL POST 

7 OFFICE. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 

9 Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in 

10 Knox, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the 

11 ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 

12 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg13 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

14 States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 

15 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. 

16 McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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