The family and friends of Army Sgt. Brian M. Wood knew him as a considerate young man who worried about other people more than himself. That's the reason, they say, that Wood had not told most of them about the dangerous nature of his job in Iraq."He never told us that he was going to be defusing land mines," said childhood friend Kevin McDonald, 19. "He didn't want us worrying." Wood, 21, a combat engineer from Torrance, was killed April 16 when his military vehicle struck a land mine in Tikrit. He was a member of the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Wood was a quiet kid who could be funny while talking to those who knew him well. He played Little League baseball, was a Cub Scout and, from an early age, loved reading books on history, philosophy and physics, his parents said.
"It is a family tradition of serving our country and giving back," said his father, Greg. "Bryan was a patriot, a very strong lover of his country and what it stood for, and that was one of the things that he felt that he should do."
Wood was a quiet kid who could be funny while talking to those who knew him well. He played Little League baseball, was a Cub Scout and, from an early age, loved reading books on history, philosophy and physics, his parents said.
"It is a family tradition of serving our country and giving back," said his father, Greg. "Bryan was a patriot, a very strong lover of his country and what it stood for, and that was one of the things that he felt that he should do."
The family and friends of Army Sgt. Brian M. Wood knew him as a considerate young man who worried about other people more than himself. That's the reason, they say, that Wood had not told most of them about the dangerous nature of his job in Iraq."He never told us that he was going to be defusing land mines," said childhood friend Kevin McDonald, 19. "He didn't want us worrying." Wood, 21, a combat engineer from Torrance, was killed April 16 when his military vehicle struck a land mine in Tikrit. He was a member of the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Wood was a quiet kid who could be funny while talking to those who knew him well. He played Little League baseball, was a Cub Scout and, from an early age, loved reading books on history, philosophy and physics, his parents said.
"It is a family tradition of serving our country and giving back," said his father, Greg. "Bryan was a patriot, a very strong lover of his country and what it stood for, and that was one of the things that he felt that he should do."
Wood was a quiet kid who could be funny while talking to those who knew him well. He played Little League baseball, was a Cub Scout and, from an early age, loved reading books on history, philosophy and physics, his parents said.
"It is a family tradition of serving our country and giving back," said his father, Greg. "Bryan was a patriot, a very strong lover of his country and what it stood for, and that was one of the things that he felt that he should do."
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