[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13930]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          COMMENDING SARAH AHN

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend a very brave and very 
smart little girl by the name of Sarah Ahn. Sarah Ahn is the playmate 
and friend of Samantha Runnion, the girl who was snatched when playing 
near her Stanton, California home. I commend Sarah Ahn because she was 
the only eyewitness to such a horrible crime and gave the police the 
details about Samantha's kidnapper that ultimately led to his arrest. 
While this event was obviously extremely tragic, Sarah Ahn proved to 
everyone that children need not be victims.
  Her story of bravery is one of many that I have heard about children 
saving or being key witnesses in abduction cases. One of the most 
wonderful stories I have ever heard was of an elementary school girl 
who kept insisting that a boy in her class was the one on the missing 
children's card, the Advo card, that they got at their home. Her 
persistence caused her mother to ultimately call the police, tell the 
story and learn that the little boy had indeed been abducted. He was 
returned to his family.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to urge every parent to encourage your children 
to be aware of what is going on around them. Listen to your kids when 
they tell you that something might be wrong and trust them. Sarah Ahn 
is an inspiration to every one of us.

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