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What: |
Yountville Veteran’s Home Post Office Renamed for WWII Medal of Honor Winner |
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Who: |
USPS Bay-Valley Postal District, in conjunction with Congressman Mike Thompson |
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When: |
Wednesday, August 29, 2012,11:00 AM |
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Where: |
Veteran’s Home Post Office |
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Background: |
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 11:00 AM, the Yountville Post Office will be officially renamed the “Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building.” Congressman Mike Thompson introduced legislation in November to honor Alejandro R. Ruiz Sr., a Medal of Honor winner who spent his career in the U.S. Army and served in World War 11. After retirement, Ruiz lived in the Yountville Veterans Home, located in Napa County, California, until he passed away in 2009 at the age of 85. “With this special dedication ceremony, we are paying tribute to a man who gave of himself for his country and his comrades in arms,” said Jack Boster, Manager Post Office Operations. “The fact that a brave American soldier’s name will go on this post office, a post office that is the cornerstone of the community where people and veterans from the hospital come to connect with others through the mail, is very fitting.” The United States Postal Service has a proud tradition whose ranks are filled with military veterans, the most of any organization in America. It is not uncommon that once military veterans have finished their duty to protect our liberty and freedom on domestic and foreign soil, they come to work for the Postal Service to continue their service to America. |
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