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Babylon PO to be dedicated in honor of fallen soldier The United States Postal Service will dedicate the Babylon, New York Post Office in honor of Army Spc. Jacob Samuel Fletcher. The dedication cer - emony will take place Saturday, November 25, noon at the Babylon Post Office, 110 Cooper St., Babylon. Spc. Fletcher died on November 14, 2003 while serving in Iraq. He was a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. Spc. Fletcher was a 1994 Babylon High School graduate who enlisted in the Army soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, informing friends and family he had a duty to serve his coun- try. Both Fletcher's father and stepfather served in the armed forces during the Vietnam War. His death came only 11 days shy of his 29th birthday. Fletcher had been one of the first Americans to land in Iraq, parachuting into the darkness north of Baghdad during the first week of the war. After his death, his mother, Dorine Kenney, set up Jacob's Light Foundation, a non-profit organization to provide servicemen overseas with necessities and comforts from home, with particular focus on soldiers without family or support at home.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Peter King sponsored the legislation. Congressman King will participate in the Post Office dedication ceremony. He will be joined by the Fletcher family, Postmaster of Babylon and President of Vietnam Veterans of America, Suffolk County Richard Kitson and other community dignitaries.
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