Army Col. William W. Wood
44, of Panama City, Fla.
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, California Army National Guard, Modesto, Calif.; killed Oct. 27 when he was directing security operations in response to the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. During this response, a second IED detonated near his position.
Tags: tampaColonel William Wesley Wood was born on October 12, 1961 in Lubbock, Texas where his father was serving in the Air Force. He grew up in an Air Force family, and eventually ended up in Panama City, Florida where he attended high school and became a star wrestler. After graduation, he attended a local community college before enrolling at Florida State University and joining the ROTC Program.
COL Bill Wood was known to all as a devoted husband to Nanci, a loving father to Rachel, a die-hard Florida State Seminole fan, a passionate horseman, and a Soldier.
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June 13th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave…
- Patrick Henry
February 5th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I miss my brother,Bill,I look over your wife and daughter like they were my own,sleep in peace,you will always be my Hero.
March 23rd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
“Those things which are precious are only saved by sacrifice.”
-David Webster, Easy Company, “Band of Brothers”
You underlined it.
May 20th, 2008 at 8:38 am
I think of Bill, Nanci, and Rachel often. I pray that life is being gentle to Nanci and Rachel.
“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”
- Eskimo Proverb