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Name: Pfc. Brett E. Wood
Age: 19
From: Spencer, IN
Assigned to to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident: Pfc. Brett E. Wood
died Sept. 9 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
&lsquoI wish he knew how much I loved him&rsquo
By John Tuohy and Cindy Marshall
The Indianapolis Star
Two weeks ago, Army Pfc. Brett Wood visited his family and old high school while recovering from wounds suffered in Afghanistan.
Now his circle of friends and family are preparing to say goodbye to the young man killed Sept. 9 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
Wood, 19, Spencer, is Owen Valley High School&rsquos first graduate to die in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He enlisted with his brother, Nikk, 21, in the summer of 2010.
&ldquoHe was always the person that was positive,&rdquo said his sister, Amber Poland, 22.
&ldquoI wish he knew how much I loved him, how much I miss him and how proud I am of him.&rdquo
Nikk Wood returned from service in Afghanistan on Sept. 12, Poland said, and the family is planning funeral arrangements.
After it is released by the military, Wood&rsquos casket is expected to arrive at Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, where community members are expected to gather, Poland said.
&ldquoWe are so thankful for all of the support from the community. People have brought food, flags, flowers and candles. The support has been incredible,&rdquo she said, noting that her brother was proud to serve and &ldquocherished life.&rdquo
Owen Valley High School principal Rhonda Schafer, who had been one of Brett Wood&rsquos teachers, said Wood was just that kid of young man. &ldquoThat&rsquos the kind of patriotic person he was, and he had shared that he might do that with his friends.&rdquo
Wood, a 2010 Owen Valley graduate, came home over the summer to heal from head wounds suffered in another improvised explosive device blast.
Wood continued to suffer from mild headaches and dizziness but was later cleared to return to active duty, Poland said. During his visit home, Wood also took time to visit his high school.
&ldquoJust a couple weeks ago, he came here visiting everyone,&rdquo Schafer said. &ldquoI saw him briefly. He was friends with everyone because he was so outgoing. He got along with all students.&rdquo
The school held a moment of silence before its football game Sept. 9 for the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and &ldquofor our local patriot,&rdquo Schafer said.
Wood&rsquos body arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Sept. 12. Students held a candlelight vigil for Wood on Sept. 11 he also was honored before class Sept. 12.
Wood and his three siblings &mdash Nikk Wood Cory Poland, 18 and Amber Poland &mdash all attended the same high school, Amber Poland said.
The blended family didn&rsquot draw distinction between relations rather, they were close in age and close at heart, Poland said. To the siblings, the strong family bonds meant there were no &ldquostep&rdquo relatives.
&ldquoThe only steps here are the ones that lead to the door,&rdquo Amber Poland said.
Died: September 9, 2011
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. Brett E. Wood
BY John on Sep 30, 2011 | |  | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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