House Bill Dedicates West Milford Post Office in Honor of Fallen Hero
Washington,
Jul 26, 2005 -
The House of Representatives today passed legislation renaming the West Milford Post Office in honor of Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello.
Only 19 years old, Brian was killed in action while serving as a United States Marine in Iraq.
Parrello attended West Milford High School, where he was a member of both the football and hockey teams. Following high school, he was so deeply affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon that he proudly enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps.
“His teachers, coaches and peers have called him a real leader and a role model, someone who always gave all that he could and a person who led by example and with a big heart,” Garrett said. “The people of West Milford will now have his memory and inspiration with them for years to come.”
On January 1, 2005, Lance Cpl. Parrello was killed by hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Parrello was assigned to Small Craft Company, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Parrello was attached to a Marine Swift Boat unit that patrolled the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
“Brian, like many in the fifth Congressional District of New Jersey, was greatly affected by the events of September 11, 2001 and joined the Marine Corps because he felt the call to protect the United States from future terrorist attacks,” Garrett said. “It is appropriate that we take this small step to honor his sacrifice.”