[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S189]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 20--RECOGNIZING THE UNCOMMON VALOR OF WESLEY AUTRY OF 
                           NEW YORK, NEW YORK

  Mrs. CLINTON submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                               S. Res. 20

       Whereas Wesley Autry is a citizen of New York, New York;
       Whereas Wesley Autry is a veteran of the United States 
     Navy;
       Whereas Wesley Autry witnessed a fellow subway passenger 
     suffer from a seizure and fall onto the train tracks;
       Whereas Wesley Autry was compelled by his belief that he 
     should ``do the right thing'' and serve as an example to his 
     2 young daughters;
       Whereas Wesley Autry demonstrated uncommon valor and 
     tremendous bravery in diving onto the train tracks to save 
     the life of his fellow subway passenger only moments before 
     an incoming train passed over them;
       Whereas the beneficiary of Wesley Autry's courageous 
     actions is now recovering at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital 
     Center, New York;
       Whereas Wesley Autry has conducted himself with the utmost 
     humility in the midst of his newfound fame; and
       Whereas Wesley Autry stands out as an example of 
     selflessness to members of his community, his state, and the 
     Nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that Wesley Autry acted heroically by 
     putting his own life at risk to save that of his fellow 
     citizen; and
       (2) expresses its deep appreciation for Wesley Autry's 
     example and the values that his actions represent.

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