What:

Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Renaming Event

Who:

Speakers:
Mark Robish, Huron Mayor
Russ Dramstad, Huron VFW Post 1776
Mike Rounds, US Senator
Ed Martin, Father

When:

Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

Where:

Huron Post Office
410 Dakota Ave
Huron, SD 57350

Background:

S.3267 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building’’.

Thomas Michael Martin was born October 10, 1980, in Huron, SD. In 1998, he enlisted in the United States Army as a Field Artilleryman. In 2001, Tom was accepted for admission to the United States Military Academy at West Point, and later graduated from Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Tom majored in Military Science. He was commissioned as an Armor Officer and completed the course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Tom reported to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Richardson, Alaska where he assumed responsibility as the Sniper Platoon Leader and deployed with the unit in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in September 2006.

First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin was killed in action on October 14, 2007, in Iraq. Tom was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart Medal posthumously. His previous awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Overseas Ribbon w/numeral 2, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab.

He was buried in the West Point National Cemetery and will forever be remembered as a little boy who became a man with undaunted determination, fiercely dedicated to his men, his mission, and his country.

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