Who:

Congressman Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4)
Mayor Mark Walsifer, Belmar NJ
Diane Mercedes McAfee (Daughter)
Marsha Bera-Morris (Daughter)
Dr.  Leo Cecile McAfee, Jr.
Brigadier General Christopher L. Eubank
Mike Ruane, CEO InfoAge Science & History Museum
USPS District Manager James Drummer
Postmaster Belmar NJ, John Mutchler III

What:

Renaming ceremony for the Belmar NJ Post Office Building

When:

Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 at 11 a.m.

Where:

Belmar Post Office (ceremony @ 13th Avenue just west of Main Street between Maccanico’s Ice Cream and Three-Acre Park.)
1300 Main St.
Belmar NJ 07719

Background:

Officials from the U.S. Postal Service will host a renaming ceremony for the Belmar Post Office Building. The Belmar Post Office building will be renamed in honor of Dr. Walter S. McAfee. Dr. McAfee was a scientist, educator and adviser to the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command and the Fort Monmouth community. He helped pioneer space exploration. Dr. McAfee made the mathematical calculations that enabled a team of scientists to bounce the first radio signals off the moon’s surface.

The bill, sponsored by Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ-4), signed into law by the President on March 23, 2018, will officially dedicate the postal building located at 1300 Main St., Belmar NJ as the Dr. Walter S. McAfee Post Office Building.

A special ceremony including elected and postal officials, family and friends will be held Friday, Aug. 30, at 11 a.m. to unveil the official plaque to be displayed at the Belmar Post Office.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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