[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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              NEITHER RAIN, NOR SLEET, NOR SNOW, NOR FIRE

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                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 1994

  Mr. BARCIA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and 
admiration that I highlight the outstanding achievements of Charles 
Henning, as he accepts the Regional Hero of the Year Award from the 
National Association of Letter Carriers.
  Each year, the National Association of Letter Carriers honors a 
national hero and three regional heroes for selflessness and heroism 
performed in an attempt to rescue those in dangerous, life-threatening 
situations. Soon, among his many friends, Charles Henning will accept 
the Central Region Hero of the Year Award for braving fire and smoke to 
save a victim from a grease fire.
  Interestingly, the circumstances surrounding his award are as 
extraordinary as Charles himself. As Charles was completing his Saginaw 
mail route, he smelled smoke and heard the smoke alarm of a nearby 
basement apartment. It seems Sydney Oliver had inadvertently left the 
stove on while cleaning his apartment and, heating up, the grease 
ignited into flames. Unable to extinguish the flames, Mr. Oliver 
managed to call the fire department as fire and smoke spread throughout 
the apartment.
  It was at this moment Charles approached the building, rushed inside 
to pull Mr. Oliver from the burning apartment, and then proceed to run 
door-to-door alerting others of the fire and evacuating remaining 
tenants. By the time 26 fire fighters arrived a few minutes later, the 
grease fire had become a three-alarm blaze.
  There are individuals who during their lives will go beyond the call 
of duty to meet the call of human needs. We know that rain, sleet and 
snow do not sway these couriers from their appointed rounds. Charles 
Henning has valiantly added fire to his personal life.
  Mr. Speaker, it is these acts of singular courage which effectively 
define the conscious of our Nation. I applaud the efforts of Mr. 
Henning, and urge my colleagues to similarly recognize his selfless 
courage.

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