[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 80 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S6678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


               HONORING DANIEL S. MOHAN, HERO OF THE YEAR

  Mr. ASHCROFT. Mr. President, today I rise to honor a Missourian who 
has distinguished himself through his bravery beyond the call of duty 
and earned the National Association of Letter Carriers' Central Region 
Hero of the Year Award. Daniel S. Mohan is a letter carrier from St. 
Claire, MO, who took actions well beyond trudging through rain, sleet, 
snow, and dark of night to complete his appointed rounds.
  Daniel Mohan was driving on his postal route in St. Claire when he 
heard shots. Soon after, a woman ran screaming from her house and fell 
wounded on her driveway, the victim of three gunshot wounds, including 
one to the face. Mr. Mohan raced from his truck and pulled the victim 
to safety behind his postal vehicle located across the street as her 
assailant was coming out of the house in pursuit. Daniel's presence at 
the scene discouraged the gunman who returned to the house and 
surrendered to authorities soon after. The victim of the shooting was 
later treated at a local hospital's intensive care unit, and continues 
to undergo reconstructive surgery. But as Tom Yoder, Police Chief of 
Saint Claire acknowledged, this women would not be alive if not for the 
valiant efforts of Daniel Mohan.
  For his efforts, Daniel Mohan has been honored by the National 
Association of Letter Carriers as its Central Region Hero of the Year. 
In a time when we hear of events of violence going on in public view 
without a single person acting to stop egregious actions, Daniel 
Mohan's bravery and self-sacrifice is truly a model to be followed.
  Edmund Burke said, ``The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil 
is for good men to do nothing.'' Mr. President, it is my hope that the 
heroic actions of this Missourian would become the norm, not the 
exception when we speak of how we as Americans should act toward our 
neighbors.


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