[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 31 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF ALFRED MANN

  (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to note the passing of 
an American hero, Alfred Mann.
  At 17 years of age, Al Mann was a navigator on a B-29 during World 
War II. After the war, he was educated with the GI Bill, and he used 
his genius, his creative skills, to upgrade America's antitank weapons 
of the day.
  A short time after that, he said he was so happy because he had his 
chance to use his creative genius in building things that helped 
people. He revolutionized heart pacemakers at that time, and then he 
went on to help us and help millions of Americans live better through 
his technology that helped diabetics, people who were deaf, even people 
who were amputees.
  Al Mann made a major difference. He represented the very best in 
America. He was a hero. He passed away at 91 years of age. He will be 
missed, but he has left a wonderful legacy. Now we live better and 
freer because of people like Al Mann.

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