[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 94 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1338]
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                   REMEMBERING SERGEANT BRIAN M. WOOD

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                    HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, July 9, 2004

  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, this morning I rise to honor and 
pay tribute to one of my constituents who recently died serving his 
Nation in Iraq.
  Sergeant Brian M. Wood was killed when his military vehicle pulled 
off the road and hit a mine while he was on patrol. Sergeant Wood was 
only 21 years old.
  Brian Wood was assigned to the Army's 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd 
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, which is based in 
Schweinfurt, Germany.
  Mr. Speaker, Brian Wood sent an e-mail to his family less than 24 
hours before his death and reported that he felt he was making a 
difference in the lives of the Iraqi people by locating and disarming 
land mines.
  Mr. Speaker, Brian's family reports that he was a young man with 
tremendous personality and a great sense of humor.
  I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of 
Sergeant Brian Wood, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family 
during this difficult time. Brian's honorable service to his country 
will be long remembered.

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