DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- Congressman Leonard Boswell says President Obama has signed into law a bill designating the U.S. Postal Facility at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines as the "Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office."
Boswell is a 20-year Army veteran, and served two tours as an assault helicopter pilot in Vietnam.
Bowell introduced the bill on July 29. It passed the House on an unanimous voice vote on Sept. 15. It was signed into law on November 30.
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