[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1365]
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                          TRIBUTE TO KEN WEST

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 26, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ken West, 
of Perry, IA, for his quick thinking and heroic actions that saved a 
man's life.
  Mr. West was eating lunch at the Hy-Vee in Perry on July 14, 2016 
when he noticed that a store employee had started to choke. Mr. West 
jumped into action, performing the Heimlich maneuver which removed the 
obstruction. He told the Dallas County News that he was trained in the 
life-saving procedure ``a long time ago'' but that it was the first 
time he has ever needed to perform it. His father served as an 
ambulance emergency medical technician and fire chief when Mr. West was 
a young man. He credits watching his father perform similar work and 
said his father was the source of that instinct to rush to the rescue.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent Mr. West and Iowans like 
him. I encourage every American to learn such life-saving procedures in 
case we should find ourselves in a similar situation. I urge my 
colleagues in the United States House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring Ken for his exemplary actions.

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