Memorial services for fallen U.S. Navy SEAL
Tyrone S. Woods is being held today, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, in San Diego, CA.
Chapel services will be held at the Naval Air Station North Island (NASI) at
10:30 a.m.
Memorial service with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m., at the Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Dr., San Diego, CA 92166.
The family and the Naval Special Warfare Group 1 have asked the Patriot
Guard Riders to attend the funeral honoring the fallen hero who was killed in
the terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya.
Woods, a native of Portland, OR, joined the Navy right out of high school in
1990. He became a much-decorated Naval SEAL who served multiple tours of
combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among other decorations, he received
a Bronze Star with Combat V.
He also earned distinction serving at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego as
a registered nurse and certified paramedic. He retired as a Sr. Chief
Petty Officer in 2010.
Woods was working for a private security firm under contract with the State
Department when he was killed along with the U.S. Ambassador and two others by
terrorists who attacked the embassy on Sept. 10.
The Southern California Patriot guard, which is expected to be out in force to
honor Woods as requested by the family, published a statement on its website
about Woods, stating in part (www.socalpgr.org):
“Former 20 year Navy Seal veteran Tyrone Snowden Woods gave his life
protecting and serving with the men he respected, protecting the freedoms we
enjoy today and doing something that he loved. On Monday 10 Sep, Tyrone, Glen
Doherty (SEAL), Ambassador Chris Stevens and Sean Smith were all killed in the
attack of our embassy in Benghazi, Libya. Woods and Doherty died in a firefight
trying to protect other Amerians on the grounds.
“Senior Chief Petty Officer and Special Warfare Operator Woods (retired),
survived the Navy SEAL’s “Hell Week” twice due to an injury because, as he told
his Mom, “I don’t want to be just another barnacle scraping Sailor.” Tyrone was
a very highly decorated SEAL serving many tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After
retirement in 2010, Tyrone went to work for a private security and intelligence
contractor serving the State Department in South America and the Middle East.
“Tyrone was described as ‘balls to the wall,” a person that loved life, loved
adrenalin yet was quiet by nature. He was also a Registered Nurse and a
certified Paramedic.
“Tyrone is survived by his beloved wife,. Dr. Dorothy Narvaez Woods (former
Navy veteran), two teenage sons, Tyrone Jr. and Hunter, 3-month old KAI, his
mother, father, and sister.
“Please remember to share your condolences with the family at this link:
May the God and country that Tyrone Woods so loved that he lived his life,
and gave his life, in service so others might live in freedom, embrace and
keep him, and the family who loved him.
(Rees Lloyd, a longtime
California civil rights attorney and veterans activist, is a member of the
Victoria Taft Blogforce.)
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