[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          A GOOD NEWS MORNING

  (Mr. SCHUMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, today, for the first time in a long time, 
Americans woke up to a good news morning. First, Mickey Mantle, my 
childhood hero and that of many of my generation, is now on the road to 
recovery.
  Second, Capt. Scott O'Grady, a young man who could become a hero to a 
new generation of Americans, was rescued from Bosnia by a stalwart 
group of Americans. Captain O'Grady braved 5 days in hostile territory 
and waited for just the right moment to send his radio signal. A team 
of 40 aircraft kept the Serbs at bay while, in a spectacular rescue, 
helicopter gunships rescued Captain O'Grady.
  Today, Mr. Speaker, all Americans, from the President down to the 
average person on the street, can take justifiable pride in the bravery 
of Captain O'Grady and his Marine rescuers.
  To Captain O'Grady and to Mickey Mantle, good luck and Godspeed.
  

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