[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 24, 1994)]
[Senate]
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[Congressional Record: May 24, 1994]
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             TRIBUTE TO FOUR HEROIC YOUNG MEN FROM MISSOURI

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the heroic 
actions of four teenagers from rural Missouri. James Eddleman, Joshua 
Brandt, David Karlstromer, and Joshua Dunaway, all students at the 
Newburg, MO, high school, rescued a 9-year-old girl from a flooded 
creek near where they were camping.
  On April 10, 1994, the four boys, who were camping near Mill Creek, 
awoke to a flood and the faint sound of a child crying. Upon reaching 
the edge of the water, the boys saw a child on the opposite side of the 
flooded river and a car almost completely submerged in the river. James 
Eddleman and Joshua Dunaway went into the river; the other two boys 
went for help. The rampaging waters were almost too much--but James 
Eddleman managed to reach the child, who had spent the entire night 
stranded by the river. Her mother's car had stalled crossing a low-
river bridge and had been swept away in the flood. Tragically, rescue 
personnel later found the bodies of the child's mother and brother in 
the river.
  These four boys deserve to be recognized for their quick thinking and 
heroic actions. Missouri is proud to honor these boys, and I commend 
James, Joshua, David, and Joshua for their actions.

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