[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H10371-H10372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF MERLIN AND TERESA HARN

  (Mr. PETRI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, it was a close call on September 1 in the 
town of Menasha, Wisconsin. Merlin Harn and his wife Teresa were in 
their car when they noticed two boys, one apparently age 5 and the 
other under 2, walking on some railroad tracks.

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  Mrs. Harn said it ``didn't look right'' to have two small children so 
far away from any homes, so she called 911. As she was talking to the 
911 operator, she realized a train was coming. Mr. Harn immediately 
jumped out of the car. The older child got off the tracks, but Mr. Harn 
saved the life of the younger child by pulling him to safety.
  Mr. Speaker, a lot of people would have seen those two boys and would 
have said, ``That doesn't look right, but it's none of my business.''
  But, no. The Harns acted like concerned neighbors, like responsible 
members of a community rather than self-obsessed individuals. And they 
saved a young life.
  Their concern, and their heroic actions, deserve our recognition and 
thanks.

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