[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING MAJOR GENERAL RAYMOND L. WEBSTER

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 23, 2010

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the retirement of 
Major General Raymond L. Webster, Assistant to the Surgeon General of 
the Iowa Air National Guard and to express my appreciation for his 
dedication and commitment to his state and country.
  Major General Raymond L. Webster earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 
Biology from Saint Louis University in 1974, followed later by a Doctor 
of Medicine degree from the University of Missouri in 1978, a Master of 
Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1983, and 
attended Air War College through correspondence in 2001.
  In 1974, General Webster's long and distinguished career in America's 
armed forces began when he was commissioned as a Health Professions 
Scholarship Student at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of 
Medicine. He served on active duty in the Air Force from 1979-1986 as a 
squadron flight surgeon, resident in aerospace medicine, and chief of 
aeromedical services. In 1986, he joined the Iowa Air National Guard as 
a physician/flight surgeon and in 1993 became the 132nd Medical 
Squadron Commander. In 2001, General Webster became the first Air 
National Guard Medical Assistant to the Air Force's Space Command. 
Prior to this, he served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Air 
Combat Command Surgeon General.
  For the past 36 years, General Webster has served faithfully and 
honorably, earning a long list of military awards and decorations. Most 
recently, he will be receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from the 
President of the United States, as authorized by Congress. General 
Webster's long-standing commitment to the Iowa Air National Guard and 
his country has earned him the respect and honor of all who have served 
with him. For this I offer him my utmost congratulations and thanks.
  I commend Major General Raymond L. Webster for his many years of 
loyalty and service to our great nation. It is an immense honor to 
represent General Webster in the United States Congress, and I wish him 
a happy retirement from the Iowa Air National Guard and all the best in 
his future endeavors.

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