The U.S. Post Office in Alpha could soon be renamed after a fallen North Henderson soldier killed in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Captain Joshua E. Steele was an Alexis High School Graduate who graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Missouri-Rolla with a degree in geological engineering in 2002.
He joined the U-S Army and after deployment in Iraq and the Republic of Georgia, served in Afghanistan where a roadside bomb took his life on June 17th, 2007.
Legislation introduced by Congresswoman Cheri Bustos would see the Alpha Post Office named the “Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office” as a way to commemorate and recognize his sacrifice back in his community.
In a press release from Bustos, she says “Captain Joshua E. Steele was a courageous American hero who led a selfless life dedicated to the love of his family and his country. The sacrifice he made to protect our freedoms should never be forgotten which is why I am pushing to rename the Post Office in Alpha, Illinois, in his memory.”
