Rep. Van Orden to Newsmax: Iowa Crash Response ‘Made Me Proud to Be an American’

Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., praised citizens and first responders on Newsmax on Saturday for their swift actions during a near-fatal Iowa interstate crash, expressing pride in America after they helped save an 11-year-old boy.

Van Orden is credited with helping save the life of the boy, who was severely injured in a crash on Interstate 35 near Osceola, Iowa, last weekend.

Van Orden, a retired Navy SEAL and combat medic, said he and his wife were traveling to a family gathering when they came upon the scene.

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