[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF MERLIN AND TERESA HARN

  (Mr. PETRI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, it was a close call on September 1 in the 
town of Menasha, Wisconsin. Merlin Harn and his wife Teresa were in 
their car when they noticed 2 boys, 1 apparently age 5 and the other 
under 2, walking on some railroad tracks.
  Mrs. Harn said it ``didn't look right'' to have 2 small children so 
far away from any homes, so she called 911. As she was talking to the 
911 operator, she realized a train was coming. Mr. Harn immediately 
jumped out of the car. The older child got off the tracks, but Mr. Harn 
saved the life of the younger child by pulling him to safety.
  Mr. Speaker, a lot of people would have seen those 2 boys and would 
have said, ``That doesn't look right, but it's none of my business.''
  But, no. The Harns acted like concerned neighbors, like responsible 
members of a community rather than self-obsessed individuals. And they 
saved a young life.
  Their concern, and their heroic actions, deserve our recognition and 
thanks.

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