[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BRETT EVERETT WOOD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Bucshon) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor U.S. Army Private 
First Class Brett Everett Wood. PFC Wood, a 19-year-old of Spencer, 
Indiana, lost his life in combat on September 9 in Kandahar, 
Afghanistan, during an insurgent attack on his unit with an improvised 
explosive device.
  PFC Wood was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment of 
the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, 
Wainwright, Alaska.
  Indiana lost a great citizen who enlisted with his brother, Nikk, 
during the summer of 2010. His sacrifice and valor in defense of the 
freedoms we hold dear should be commended, and I would like to offer my 
most heartfelt condolences to PFC Wood's family and friends. From a 
grateful Nation, he will be missed but not forgotten.

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