WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) bill to rename the Camp Pendleton Post Office to honor members of units from Camp Pendleton who have received the Medal of Honor.

Congressman Darrell Issa released the following statement:

“The bravery and heroism displayed by our nation’s Medal of Honor recipients is second to none. These men and women have given so much – some even paying the ultimate sacrifice – in order to defend our freedom. It is my hope that this renaming will serve as a living reminder for all those who visit of the incredible bravery and selflessness of our servicemen and servicewomen. We remain forever indebted to these brave individuals, and their families, for their service and sacrifice for our great nation.”

If cleared by the Senate and signed into law, H.R. 136 would designate the main post office at the base to the “Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office” and will specifically recognize service members with strong ties to Camp Pendleton who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest award for valor and heroism.

The post office facility is located at 1103 USPS Building 1103, Camp Pendleton, California, 92055.

You can view a full copy of the bill text here.

Camp Pendleton Marines who have received the Medal of Honor include (not an exhaustive list):

First Lieutenant John V. Power, who was awarded the medal posthumously in 1944 by President Franklin Roosevelt, for his service as platoon leader, during the landing and Battle of Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on February 1, 1944. Lieutenant Power was activated to Camp Pendleton in 1943.

Major Robert Dunlap, who was awarded the medal in 1945 by President Harry Truman for his service as Commanding Officer of Company C, First Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands on February 20-21, 1945. Major Dunlap was activated to Camp Pendleton in 1950.

Private First Class Albert Schwab, who was awarded the medal posthumously in 1946 by Rear Admiral J. J. Clark, for his service as a Flame Thrower Operator in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Shima on one of the Ryukyu Islands on May 7, 1945. Private Schwab was reactivated at Camp Pendleton in 1949.

Second Lieutenant Sherrod Skinner, Jr., who was awarded the medal posthumously in 1953 by Vice President Richard Nixon, for his service as an Artillery Forward Observer in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on the night of October 26, 1952. Lieutenant Skinner was reactivated at Camp Pendleton in 1950.

Staff Sergeant Karl Taylor, who was awarded the medal posthumously in 1971 by President Nixon, for his service as Company Gunnery Sergeant during Operation MEADE RIVER in the Republic of Vietnam on the night of December 8, 1968. Sergeant Taylor trained at Camp Pendleton.