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President Signs Luetkemeyer Bill to Name Post Office After 3rd District Hero into Law

Washington, July 22, 2015 -

President Obama signed into law legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service in Cedar Hill as the “Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post Office.”

“Sergeant Woods fought for our nation’s freedom and dedicated his life to protecting our country,” Luetkemeyer said. “It is a true privilege to sponsor the naming of the Cedar Hill Post Office after Sergeant Woods to forever commemorate the ultimate sacrifice he made. I commend the Senate and the president for swiftly acting to see this legislation through to the end.”

Sergeant Woods was a graduate from Northwest High School in Cedar Hill. He first enlisted with the United States Marine Corps in 1996 as a rifleman and he later enlisted in the United States Army where he attended the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2003 and earned the Green Beret. While in the U.S. Army, SFC Woods was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group and deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2009, Sergeant Woods died in Germany from wounds sustained while conducting a mounted patrol in Afghanistan. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters.