What:

On Monday April 8, 2019 the Brentwood, NY Post Office, located at 25 Second Avenue, will be dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz.

Who:

Congressman Peter T. King (NY-2)
Long Island USPS District Manager Frank Calabrese
Brentwood Postmaster Sylvester Clarke Jr
Islip Town Councilman John C. Cochrane Jr
Chaplain Northport VA Medical Center Reverend Karen Pickler
Presentation of Colors - American Legion 1006
Brentwood “Green Machine” Marching Band – National Anthem
Brentwood High School Choir - Hallelujah

When:

Monday, April 8, 2019, 10:00 a.m.

Where:

Brentwood Public Library
34 Second Avenue
Brentwood, NY 11717

Background:

On December 21, 2018, legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Peter T. King, of New York’s 2nd District, was signed as Public Law No: 115-356 by President Donald J Trump, to designate the Brentwood Post Office as the “Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building.

Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz was born in Queens, New York on October 27, 1976. He was raised in Brooklyn and then moved to Brentwood, Long Island. He graduated from Brentwood High School in 1994 and then attended the New York Institute of Technology, becoming a computer network engineer.

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Specialist Ruiz was inspired to join the military. He later became a member of the elite Stryker Combat Brigade out of Fort Lewis, Washington. A true American hero, he was proud to be serving his country and was awarded nine prestigious medals for his courage on the battlefield, including the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Just two weeks before completing his tour of duty, Specialist Ruiz was killed in action in Mosul, Iraq on August 15, 2005.

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