While the Brockport community continues to mourn the loss of Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Reid, it also continues to honor his sacrifice and ensure that he will be remembered in the place that was home.
The Brockport Post Office was renamed the Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building at a dedication ceremony on October 18. It has been nearly two years since Reid lost his life in Landstuhl, Germany, the result of injuries suffered in a December 9, 2012 explosion of an IED in Sperwan, Afghanistan.
Reid, who was 26 years old at the time of his death, was a 2004 graduate of Brockport High School, the son of Ken and Dorothy Reid and brother of Susan Reid of Brockport. Reid joined the US Army in 2006 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician and was on his second tour in Afghanistan. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. His funeral service was held with full military honors on December 29, 2012 and he is interred at Lakeview Cemetery, Town of Sweden.
Representative Louise Slaughter sponsored the bill re-naming the post office and it was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 9 of this year. The dedication ceremony was attended by Reid’s family and friends, US Army representatives, members of the Patriot Guard, SUNY Brockport ROTC Honor Guard and community members.
The Brockport Vet’s Club hosted a small reception following the ceremony. “We are very proud of Nick,” said Vets Club Vice President Roy Heise. “He paid the ultimate price as a true American. He’s a hero and he’s one of ours.”
