[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 60 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E842]
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    A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO COL. JOSEPH T. COX ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                     RETIREMENT FROM THE U.S. ARMY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 1998

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a soldier and a 
gentleman on the occasion of his retirement. Col. Joseph T. Cox will 
retire Friday, May 15, 1998, after thirty years of distinguished 
service in the United States Army.
  Joe Cox was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps 
after graduating with honors from Lafayette College in 1968. During his 
career, he served as both a group and battalion communications officer 
in the Republic of Vietnam, as Commander of the 501st Signal Battalion 
of the 101st Airborne Division, and as a permanent Professor of English 
at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
  In a nation that reveres diversity as strength, Col. Cox's career is 
uniquely American. As a soldier, he has mastered the art of warfare, 
earning a Ranger tab, receiving two bronze stars, and numerous other 
military awards. As a teacher, he has inspired countless young men and 
women to master the art of the written word and an appreciation for 
poetry. As a mentor, he has shown by example the importance of personal 
honor and choosing the harder right over the easier wrong. As a husband 
and father, he has kept his family at the center of his life.
  Mr. Speaker, Joe Cox is a soft-spoken gentleman whose record of 
service speaks loudly for what is good about America. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in thanking him for his service to country and in 
wishing he and his family all the best as he opens a new chapter in his 
life. May he fully enjoy the blessings of the freedom he has so ably 
defended as an officer in the United States Army.

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