ORANGE – Trevor Anthony Win’E was born in Costa Mesa but lived for a short time in Orange before he deployed to Iraq in 2004. So, it seems appropriate that his memory may soon be immortalized in the name of a post office that will serve residents of Orange for years to come.
HR-4946, a bill that would rename the U.S. Post Office on 1075 N. Tustin Street after Win’E – who died while serving in Iraq – received bipartisan support and on Monday, July 16, passed unanimously in the House of Representatives.
It now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to be voted on later this year. If it passes, the post office will be renamed the Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office.
“This young man joined the service after 9/11,” Rep. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, who introduced HR-4946, said Monday via email. “He knew he was going to see combat and did it anyway. It takes a very remarkable kind of person to do that, and we need to show him how much his sacrifices mean.”
Win’E enlisted in the U.S. Army in the months following 9/11 and was initially assigned to serve in South Korea. At his request, he was deployed to Iraq with his fellow soldiers the following year.
Assigned to the 24th Quartermaster Supply Company, Win’E and the rest of the company were responsible for providing fuel support to the 44th Corps Support Battalion. While Win’E was serving as the gunner for a convoy in 2004, the convoy was attacked and he was injured by an improvised explosive device.
Win’E was 22 when he succumbed to those injuries a day later and died in Tikrit, Iraq.
“We are deeply honored and humbled to have our son, Spc. Trevor Win’E, be remembered for his selfless sacrifice to this great country by the naming of the Tustin Branch Post Office in Orange, CA,” Rick and Debi Win’E said in a statement. “To know that his sacrifice is not forgotten means so much to us, his family.”
Win’E was honored in Fort Lee, Va., in 2014 with the dedication of the Spc. Trevor A. Win’E PWD (Petroleum & Water Department) Fire Suppression Training Facility.
“This young man’s bravery and courage is an inspiration,” said Correa in a statement. “When given the opportunity to serve, Spc. Win’E volunteered to go where he was needed most. He put his country and his fellow soldiers first. He is an honor to his country.”
