[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H8409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING JOE EDWARDS, JR.

  (Mr. BURNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent from 
Augusta, Georgia. Joe Edwards, Jr., is an astronaut, an aviator, and a 
test pilot. He was awarded the United States Navy's only peacetime 
Distinguished Flying Cross for landing an open-cockpit F-14 Tomcat on 
his aircraft carrier with a broken arm and a blinded right eye in a 
feat described as ``the most daring feat of flying seen in peacetime or 
war.''
  Mr. Edwards has an extensive career centered on military affairs and 
the execution of foreign policy. While there are many admirable 
accomplishments of Mr. Edwards, what is arguably the most significant 
part of his life is that he has taken his expertise and skill to 
improve the quality of science and mathematics education in America. 
Mr. Edwards serves as the chairman and CEO of the National Science 
Center in Augusta, which has a unique partnership with the United 
States Army. The primary mission of the center is to improve technical 
literacy and to encourage an interest in math and science careers.
  Joe Edwards is a role model for students; Joe Edwards is a role model 
for us all. He has taken his passion for learning and is encouraging 
students to enrich their lives.

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