[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO OFFICER HORST WOODS

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                           HON. STEVEN SCHIFF

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 29, 1996

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to officer Horst 
Woods, who was killed in the line of duty at the Veterans 
Administration Hospital in Albuquerque, this past January.
  Officer Woods spent his entire adult life serving his country. He 
retired from the Navy in 1993, after 25 years of service, as a master 
chief. He served 5 tours of duty in Vietnam, and served also in the 
Libyan crisis and the Persian Gulf war.
  Officer Woods was 46 years old, and is survived by his wife Linda, 
and his two children Matthew and Summer. Recently, he was memorialized 
at New Mexico's State Law Enforcement Academy.
  Our community, State, and Nation owe officer Woods, and all those who 
have died in the line of duty, our eternal gratitude and the vow that 
their sacrifice will not be forgotten.

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