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George A Wood
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Name: Army Capt. George A. Wood
Age: 33
From: New York, N.Y.
Assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Capt. George A. Wood was killed Nov. 20 during a patrol when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.
Died: November 20, 2003
Slain soldier laid to rest in central New York
Associated Press
Age: 33
From: New York, N.Y.
Assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Capt. George A. Wood was killed Nov. 20 during a patrol when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.
Died: November 20, 2003
Slain soldier laid to rest in central New York
Associated Press
EAST UTICA, N.Y. — George Wood seemed invincible to his family and friends.
The 33-year-old Army captain led four tanks in Iraq, and hoped to use the experience of leading troops to help him prepare for a doctorate.
But on Saturday, hundreds of mourners gathered at a funeral Mass at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church for the fallen soldier who was killed in Iraq last week when the vehicle he was riding in struck an explosive.
“It’s impossible for me to accept that he’s dead,” his wife, Lisa Wood, told the Observer-Dispatch of Utica. “My mind knows, but some part of me has not accepted it.”
Wood grew up in nearby Marcy in central New York, and attended...
Occupation
B Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), based in Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Capt. George A. Wood was killed Nov. 20 during a patrol when his tank rolled over an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
George A Wood
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.