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May 15, 2023

Elmwood, IL Post Office Building Renaming Ceremony

Act of Congress designates facility as “Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office”

What:

The Elmwood Post Office will have its building named in honor of Corporal Benjamin Desilets, USMC at a ceremony, Friday, May 19 at 10 a.m. at Central Park, in Elmwood. The ceremony is open to the public.

Who:

Representative Darin LaHood, Illinois 18th District introduced a bill in December 2022 to designate that location as the ‘‘Corporal Benjamin Desilets Post Office.”

Joining Rep. LaHood at the ceremony will be USPS Illinois 2 District Manager Tangela Bush, Post Office Operations Manager, Mark Wilson and Manager of Customer Relations Bernice Joseph.

When:

Friday, May 19, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m.

Where:

Central Park
114 North Magnolia Street
Elmwood IL 61529

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