May 7, 2008
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Chester Post Office to be renamed in memory of Lt. Louis Allen
WASHINGTON – Congressman John Hall Tuesday introduced legislation to rename the U.S. Post Office Chester as the “1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office.” Allen was killed while on active military duty near Tikrit, Iraq on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. He was killed at the age of 34 by a mine explosion for which another member of the Armed Forces has been charged.
“First Lieutenant Allen was a pillar of his community and a model National Guardsman, serving his country dutifully for many years. As a teacher and long-time resident of the Hudson Valley, 1st Lieutenant Allen had roots in our community, and it is important to pay a lasting tribute to his service and sacrifice,” said Hall.
Allen worked as a science teacher at George F. Baker High School in Tuxedo, NY and joined the New York National Guard in 2000. He was deployed to New York City with the National Guard to respond to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. At the time of his death, he was serving in Iraq as a member of the New York National Guard’s 101st Cavalry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division.HEAR today's news on MidHudsonRadio.com, the Hudson Valley's only Internet radio news report.