[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13848]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICAN HEROES OF FRENCH TRAIN ATTACK

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
California (Mr. DeSaulnier) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my neighbor and good 
friend from Sacramento in honoring three brave Americans who foiled an 
attempted attack on passengers in a train traveling from Amsterdam to 
Paris on August 22, 2015. Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone, and Alek 
Skarlatos were the three brave Americans who stopped this attack.
  Anthony Sadler is a native of Pittsburg, California, which, happily, 
is in my congressional district. These courageous men charged the 
attacker, who was armed with an AK-47 and dozens of rounds of 
ammunition, enough to kill everyone on that train.
  Thanks to Anthony and his friends, no one was killed and injuries 
were minimized. Each were awarded France's highest civilian honor, the 
Legion d'Honneur.
  As we reflect on 9/11, 14 years ago this week, the heroic efforts of 
these young men underscore our Nation's resolve to confront violent 
extremism. I am thankful they returned home to their families and to 
America.

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