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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 3, 2011
CONTACT: Aaron Keyak
office: (202) 225-5061
cell: (202) 905-6361
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Washington, DC – On Wednesday April 27, 2011,Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) spoke at the post office renaming in Carlstadt, NJ in honor of the memory of Army Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Marine Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz.
Congressman Rothman introduced H.R.5133 last year, which renamed the post office in Carlstadt, NJ in honor of the memory of Army Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Marine Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz, both of whom were residents of Carlstadt and died in the Iraq war. H.R. 5133 was signed into law by President Obama on January 4, 2011.
“Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz paid the ultimate price for the people of the United States and Iraq. This post office will stand as a testament to their bravery and sacrifice,” said Congressman Rothman. “I am humbled to have the opportunity to play a role in honoring these heroes in this way.”
On June 4, 2004, Staff Sergeant FrankT. Carvill was killed when his Humvee was ambushed in Baghdad’s Sadr City district. Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz was killed by a sniper in Al Anbar province on November 27, 2006.
The legislation passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 409 - 0 on June 9, 2010 and cleared the Senate by unanimous consent on Dec 16, 2010.
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