S*AL C*ngressman P*shes C*ngressional G*ld M*dal For D*niel P*nny

Recognizing a hero when he sees one, Rep. Eli Crane wants Marine vet Daniel Penny awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Penny  faces a criminally negligent homicide charge after Neely died, after police arrived on the scene.

Apparently the police didn’t want to administer CPR.

The manslaughter charge was dropped Friday,