[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MANUAL HERNANDEZ

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 4, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I pay tribute 
to Manual Hernandez of Grand Junction, Colorado. Manual's selfless and 
courageous acts demonstrated tremendous heroism when he came to the aid 
of a fellow Coloradan. I am proud of Manual's extraordinary valor, and 
believe it appropriate to pay tribute to his actions before this body 
of Congress and this nation.
  While eating breakfast in a Grand Junction restaurant, Manual heard a 
cry for help. Without hesitation, he rose to his feet and went to the 
rescue. Outside, Manual found an eight-year-old girl trapped beneath 
the tire of a car. He quickly recruited two additional men to help lift 
the vehicle. The men, fueled by a desire to save the young girl, raised 
the vehicle with Herculean strength and pulled her to safety. She is 
now recovering in a Grand Junction hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to rise before this body of 
Congress and this country, to pay tribute to Manual Hernandez, a humble 
and remarkable human being who risked his own life to save another. I 
join my colleagues in thanking Manual for his tremendous act of 
heroism.

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