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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3662 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 

6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Lieutenant 

Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 5, 2012 

Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. KERRY, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 

located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office 

Building’’. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Pat5 rick Jones Post Office Designation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) First Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones volun2 teered to serve the United States in the Army. 

3 (2) Lieutenant Jones earned his rank, the 

4 Army Achievement Medal, the Purple Heart, the 

5 Bronze Star, the Iraqi Freedom Medal, the Combat 

6 Action Badge, and the War on Terrorism Badge 

7 through his dedication to the highest ideals of the 

8 United States. 

9 (3) Lieutenant Jones chose from a young age 

10 to generously volunteer his talents to his community, 

11 and was recognized with academic, social, and ath12 letic leadership positions throughout his life. 

13 (4) Lieutenant Jones committed himself to ex14 cellence in all aspects of his life, including earning 

15 a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in civil 

16 and environmental engineering. 

17 (5) While earning his engineering degree at 

18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Lieutenant Jones 

19 was awarded a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 

20 scholarship. 

21 (6) Lieutenant Jones faithfully and expertly led 

22 his fellow soldiers as a platoon leader in the Army’s 

23 First Infantry Division while deployed to Iraq in 

24 2007. 


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1 (7) Lieutenant Jones made the ultimate sac2 rifice for the United States on May 2, 2007, when 

3 he was killed in action by an improvised explosive 

4 device set by the enemy. 

5 (8) Lieutenant Jones’ life of service, courage, 

6 and honor was made possible by his dedicated par7 ents, Mr. Kevin Jones and Mrs. Elaine Jones, who 

8 reside in Westminster, Massachusetts. 

9 (9) Mr. and Mrs. Jones organized the shipment 

10 of supplies to soldiers serving alongside their son, 

11 thereby supporting the morale of the members of the 

12 Armed Forces. 

13 (10) Before entering combat, Lieutenant Jones 

14 made arrangements to ensure that his life insurance 

15 policy proceeds would become a scholarship fund to 

16 benefit others, a request that Mr. and Mrs. Jones 

17 fulfilled. 

18 (11) Lieutenant Jones is remembered by his 

19 family, his friends, and the people of the United 

20 States as a role model for his fellow citizens to emu21 late. 

22 (12) Lieutenant Jones’ spirit of generosity has 

23 been commemorated by organizations ranging from 

24 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Boston 

25 Celtics. 


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1 (13) It is fitting that the life of Lieutenant 

2 Jones should be further memorialized for future gen3 erations by naming the post office in Westminster, 

4 Massachusetts, in his honor. 

5 SEC. 3. LIEUTENANT RYAN PATRICK JONES POST OFFICE 

6 BUILDING. 

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

8 Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, 

9 Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as the 

10 ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building’’. 

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg12 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

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

14 be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Lieutenant Ryan Pat15 rick Jones Post Office Building’’. 

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