CONGRESS MOVES TO NAME TWENTYNINE PALMS POST OFFICE FOR LATE MAC DUBE

Congressman Paul Cook of Yucca Valley introduced a bill earlier this year that was passed by the House of Representatives yesterday that would rename the post office in Twentynine Palms as the Colonel M.J. ‘Mac’ Dube United States Marine Corps Post Office Building. Before his death in April, Dube served as a Marine for 38 years, earning four Purple Hearts, four Bronze Stars with Combat V, and a Silver Star, and served as Chief of Staff at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center before retiring. Dube was elected to the Twentynine Palms City Council where he served as mayor three times, as well as the field representative for County Supervisor Bill Postmus. In his remarks about the bill, Cook said, “This is a tribute to a man who dedicated his life to serving his nation and serving the Marine Corps and Twentynine Palms community. He left a legacy for all those who’ll come after him…. I think that he will always be remembered in the Twentynine Palms area for his hard work, his dedication, and his patriotism.” The bill now goes to the Senate.