,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bb1       
#bjae,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,casey7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
designate the facility of the ,united   
,states ,postal ,service located at #ebc
 ,east ,railroad ,street in ,knox1      
,pennsylvania1 as the ,specialist ,ross 
,a4 ,mc,ginnis ,memorial ,post ,office4 
#a4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3 7#a7 ,ross ,andrew ,mc,ginnis
 was born and raised in ,knox1          
,pennsylvania1 the son of ,tom and      
,romayne ,mc,ginnis4  7#b7 ,specialist  
,mc,ginnis joined the ,army in #bjjd and
 following his training1 was assigned to
 #ast ,platoon1 ,c ,company1 #ast       
,battalion1 #bfth ,infantry ,regiment1  
#bnd ,brigade ,combat ,team1 #ast       
,infantry ,division4  7#c7 ,on ,december
 #d1 #bjjf1 ,mc,ginnis was killed in    

action while serving in ,iraq4 ,for his 
actions that day1 he was awarded the    
,congressional ,medal of ,honor by      
,president ,george ,w4 ,bush on ,june   
#b1 #bjjh4  7#d7 ,from the official     
,medal of ,honor ,army ,citation3 7,a7  
,private ,first ,class ,ross ,a4        
,mc,ginnis1 ,united ,states ,army4 ,for 
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at
 the risk of his life above and beyond  
the call of duty4  7,b7 ,private ,first 
,class ,ross ,a4 ,mc,ginnis             
distinguished himself by acts of        
gallantry and intrepidity above and     
beyond the call of duty while serving as
 an ,m#b 4#ej-;caliber ,machine ,gunner1
 #ast ,platoon1 ,c ,company1 #ast       
,battalion1 #bfth ,infantry ,regiment1  
in connection with combat operations    
against an armed enemy in ,adhamiyah1   
,northeast ,baghdad1 ,iraq1 on #d       
,december #bjjf4  7,c7 ,that afternoon  
his platoon was conducting combat       
control operations in an effort to      
reduce and control sectarian violence in

 the area4 ,while ,private ,mc,ginnis   
was manning the ,m#b 4#ej-;caliber      
,machine ,gun1 a fragmentation grenade  
thrown by an insurgent fell through the 
gunner's hatch into the vehicle4        
,reacting quickly1 he yelled grenade1   
allowing all four members of his crew to
 prepare for the grenade's blast4 ,then1
 rather than leaping from the gunner's  
hatch to safety1 ,private ,mc,ginnis    
made the courageous decision to protect 
his crew4 ,in a selfless act of bravery1
 in which he was mortally wounded1      
,private ,mc,ginnis covered the live    
grenade1 pinning it between his body and
 the vehicle and absorbing most of the  
explosion4  7,d7 ,private ,mc,ginnis'   
gallant action directly saved four men  
from certain serious injury or death4   
,private ,first ,class ,mc,ginnis'      
extraordinary heroism and selflessness  
at the cost of his own life1 above and  
beyond the call of duty1 are in keeping 
with the highest traditions of the      
military service and reflect great      

credit upon himself1 his unit1 and the  
,united ,states ,army4  #b4 ,specialist 
,ross ,a4 ,mc,ginnis ,memorial ,post    
,office  7a7 ,designation ,the facility 
of the ,united ,states ,postal ,service 
located at #ebc ,east ,railroad ,street 
in ,knox1 ,pennsylvania1 shall be known 
and designated as the ,specialist ,ross 
,a4 ,mc,ginnis ,memorial ,post ,office4 
7b7 ,references ,any reference in a law1
 map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or   
other record of the ,united ,states to  
the facility referred to in subsection  
7a7 shall be deemed to be a reference to
 the ,specialist ,ross ,a4 ,mc,ginnis   
,memorial ,post ,office4