RIP Warrior.
RELEASE NUMBER: 090819-03
DATE POSTED: AUGUST 19, 2009
PRESS RELEASE: SF National Guard Soldier dies from wounds received in action
U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Aug. 19, 2009) – An Army Special Forces Soldier died August 16 from wounds received during combat operations in Ghanzi, Afghanistan while serving with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) based in Glenn Arm, Md.
Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr., 31, Chesapeake, Va. was wounded Aug.14 by direct small arms fire while conducting a patrol. He served as a Special Forces senior medical sergeant in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at (910) 643-8438.
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