[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E30]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RECOGNIZING HEROISM

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. CLIFF STEARNS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 5, 2007

  Mr. STEARNS. Madam Speaker, I appreciate this chance to recognize a 
true hero, someone who put aside the natural reaction to remain safe 
and instead risked his life to save another.
  Wesley Autrey recently demonstrated heroism at the subway station at 
137th Street and Broadway. Mr. Autrey was waiting with his two children 
on the subway platform when he saw a young man suffer a seizure and 
fall onto the tracks.
  Realizing that a train was approaching and with no chance of helping 
the young man off of the track, Mr. Autry jumped down onto the tracks 
and placed his body on top of the victim to protect him from the train. 
The train missed Mr. Autry by mere inches and both emerged unscathed.
  In a world plagued by terrorism, indifference, and selfishness, Mr. 
Autrey's action demonstrated a commitment to preserving life and showed 
that we still have heroes among us. I commend a real American hero, 
Wesley Autrey.




                          ____________________