A bill that would see a Virginia post office named in honor of a University of Virginia alumnus killed in action in Iraq is heading to President Donald Trump's desk.
The Daily Progress reported Thursday the bill renaming a Charlottesville post office after Army Capt. Humayun Khan passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and now only needs Trump's signature to take effect.
U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett proposed the bill more than a year ago. The Virginia Republican leaves office next month, and plans to hold an official ceremony for the post office.
Khan was 27 when he died in Iraq in 2004. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
His father, Pakistan-born Khizr Khan, became well known for his criticism of Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
"Have you ever been to Arlington cemetery?" he asked. "Go look at the graves of brave Americans who died defending United States of America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities.
"You have sacrificed nothing and no one," Khizr Khan said to Trump.
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Trump disputed that. He said on ABC's "This Week" that he had given up a lot for his businesses.
"I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures," he said, while also suggesting Ghazala Khan might not have been allowed to speak while she was on stage at the DNC.
