[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14856-14857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MAJOR GENERAL JACKIE D. WOOD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT 
                    AS TENNESSEE'S ADJUTANT GENERAL

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2002

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Tennessee's top 
National Guard official, Major General Jackie D. Wood, on the occasion 
of his retirement from the adjutant general post, after seven years of 
outstanding leadership to our state and years of brave service to our 
nation's military.
  Major General Wood became the state's 73rd adjutant general in 1995, 
taking on the responsibility of supervising the Military Department 
including the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the 
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, and the Tennessee State Guard.
  General Wood began his work in the United States Army in 1961 when he 
enlisted for the first time. He later served one tour of duty as

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a Sergeant (E-5) in Vietnam. After completing his active duty tour and 
a short tour of duty in the United States Army Reserve, he enlisted in 
the Tennessee Army National Guard in 1965, rising through the ranks 
before being named its top officer in 1995. He maintained a strong role 
in the military reserves while working in the private sector, retiring 
from South Central Bell with 31 years of service.
  He completed Officer Candidate School at Tennessee Military Academy. 
General Wood served in a variety of staff and leadership assignments in 
the Tennessee Army National Guard including Executive Officer, 473rd 
Support Battalion; Commander, 4/117th Infantry, and was serving as 
Deputy Director, Plans, Operations and Training, State Area Command 
before his appointment as Adjutant General.
  He was further educated at Cumberland University in Lebanon, 
Tennessee, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Science in 1986, 
and completing Air University in 1992.
  His military assignments include: Aug 66-Mar 70, Platoon Leader, 
Company A, 4th Battalion, 117th Infantry, Apr 70-Jan 92, Liaison 
Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters (--), 4th Bn, 117th Infantry, 
3rd Bde, 30th Armored Div; Feb 72-Oct 73, Executive Officer, Det 1, Co 
A, 4th Bn, 117th Infantry, 3rd Bde, 30th Armored Div; Nov 73-Aug 75, 
Aide-de-Camp, Headquarters and Headquarters, 30th Separate Armored 
Brigade; Aug 75-Apr 81, Assistant S-1, Headquarters and Headquarters, 
30th Separate Armored Brigade; Apr 81-Mar 82, Brigade Maintenance 
Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 473rd Support 
Battalion, 30th Separate Armored Brigade; Mar 82-Jan 84, Executive 
Officer, HHD, 473rd Support Bn, 30th Separate Armored Bde; Feb 84-Feb 
85, Automatic Data Processing Systems Officer, HHD, 473rd Support Bn, 
30th Sep Armored Bde; Mar 85-Apr 85, Transportation Staff Officer, HQ, 
State Area Command, Tennessee Army National Guard; May 85-Oct 86, 
Supply Staff Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Tennessee Army 
National Guard; Oct 86-Mar 90, Battalion Commander, 4th Battalion, 
117th Infantry, 30th Separate Armored Brigade; Mar 90-Jul 93, 
Intelligence Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Tennessee Army 
National Guard; Aug 93-Apr 95, Deputy Director, Plans, Operations and 
Training Division, Headquarters, State Area Command, Tennessee Army 
National Guard; 26 Apr 95-Present, The Adjutant General, Tennessee 
National Guard.
  Major General Wood has been honored numerous times by his peers and 
by the United States Government for outstanding service. These awards 
and decorations include: the Meritorious Service Medal; the Army 
Commendation Medal; the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with 1 
Silver Oak Leaf Cluster; the National Defense Service Medal with 1 
Silver Star; the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; the Armed Forces 
Reserve Medal with gold hour glass devices; the Army Service Ribbon; 
and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with ``60'' device.
  May General Wood continue to prosper in all of his future endeavors 
and may he be richly blessed for his courage, dedication, patriotism, 
and service to Tennessee and to the United States of America.

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