Letter to Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins

July 25, 2006

The Honorable Susan M. Collins
Chairwomen
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman
Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Chairwoman Collins and Ranking Member Lieberman:

We are writing to you regarding H.R.4962, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as the "Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building." Earlier this year, our friend and colleague Congressman Sherwood Boehlert introduced legislation to honor Mr. Wood's life by renaming the Pitcher Street Post Office, where his father and grandfather worked, as the "Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building."

Mr. Wood attended Notre Dame Junior Senior High School in Utica, where he excelled in football and track and field. He went on to receive his bachelor's and masters' degrees before being deployed for Iraq. He dreamed of teaching history and coaching football at West Point after his military career. Mr. Wood led four tanks in Iraq, and on Nov. 20, 2003, he was tragically killed when the tank he was in rolled over a makeshift explosive device. When he died at the young age of 33, he left behind his wife and three-year old daughter.

It is our understanding that H.R.4962, introduced by Congressman Boehlert, was received by the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on July 19, 2006. We respectfully ask that you discharge this bill so that the Senate can adopt it by unanimous consent as soon as possible.

We thank you for your consideration of this request. Please do not hesitate to contact our offices if you have any questions about this important matter.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer
Hillary Rodham Clinton

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