[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 111 (Friday, August 7, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1639-E1640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        IN HONOR OF WEBB JOINER

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 7, 1998

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents in the 12th 
Congressional District, the people of Texas, and the men and women of 
the American aviation industry, it is my pleasure to express sincere 
good wishes to Mr. Webb F. Joiner, Chairman and CEO of Bell Helicopter 
Textron, on the occasion of his retirement. During Webb Joiner's 38-
year career at Bell Helicopter Textron, the company has built a 
worldwide reputation for his commitment to the highest standards in 
customer service and manufacturing quality.
  I am proud to say that the Bell products that America's armed forces 
depend on to carry out airlift missions around the world are built in 
my district by the men and women of Texas. The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is 
the Army's premier scout-attack helicopter, the modernized UH-1N 
utility helicopter, and the new V-22 Osprey tiltrotor to take the Corps

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into the 21st Century equipped with the most modern and capable 
aircraft in the world. Bell's commercial helicopters can be found all 
over the world, servicing offshore oil platforms, performing air 
medical rescues and carrying out humanitarian missions, and are known 
everywhere for their safety and reliability.
  Thanks to the standards of excellence in the U.S. aviation industry 
set by people like Webb Joiner, this country continues to be the 
world's leader in aircraft. Under Webb Joiner's leadership, those 
standards have remained especially high at Bell Helicopter and have 
kept this Texas-based company in first place in the international 
market.
  The men and women who work at Bell Helicopter and those people around 
the world who operate Bell's military and civilian aircraft join me in 
wishing Webb F. Joiner an active and enjoyable retirement. Mr. Speaker, 
I thank you for giving me this opportunity to publicly recognize Webb 
Joiner. I want to congratulate him for his contributions to the 
American aviation industry and to American national security.

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