[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO LTG JOHN R. WOOD

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 25, 2008

  Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, it has come to my attention that LTG John 
R. Wood is retiring from the U.S. Army.
  Lieutenant General Wood graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at 
West Point in 1972. He has served in many posts, including as the 
platoon leader to the commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division 
of the 8th U.S. Army--Republic of South Korea, as a National Security 
Fellow to the White House, and as a commander at the U.S. Joint Forces 
Command's Joint Experimentation Directorate.
  Lieutenant General Wood has overseen the Joint Forces Command's 
missions on training, experimentation and integration for the U.S. 
military. Lieutenant General Wood is a highly decorated commander, 
earning the Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service 
Medal, and many others. The General also holds advanced degrees from 
the University of Chicago and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff 
College.
  Madam Speaker, LTG John R. Wood is a valuable member of his 
community, but moreover, an honorable soldier. His dedication to the 
Armed Forces should certainly be noted. I know the Members of the House 
will join me in thanking Lieutenant General Wood for his service in the 
U.S. military, and in wishing him and his family nothing but the best 
in the many years to come.

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