[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  THANKS TO DOREEN WELSH, A SELFLESS HERO OF U.S. AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549

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                           HON. JASON ALTMIRE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 12, 2009

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I would like to salute Doreen Welsh of 
Ambridge, Pennsylvania for her heroic and selfless action on U.S. 
Airways Flight 1549, now known as the ``Miracle on the Hudson.'' Doreen 
Welsh served as a flight attendant on Flight 1549, which made a 
successful emergency landing on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, 
and helped to safely evacuate the flight's passengers.
  The heroic deeds and masterful skills of Flight 1549's crew is 
something our nation will never forget.
  Despite being injured during the landing, Doreen Welsh helped to 
evacuate passengers and ensure that no lives were lost that day. All 
western Pennsylvanians should be proud that one of our own played such 
a crucial role in saving the lives of 150 passengers and making this a 
truly miraculous landing.
  I want to salute Doreen Welsh for her admirable service and thank her 
for sacrificing her own comfort for the safety of the passengers in her 
care and inspiring Americans everywhere in the process.

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