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Lt Col Mark Wood - Retiring

My friend and coworker at the US European Command in Stuttgart Germany is retiring from the military after 22 years.  Fortunately, life in the Air Force as a cyber warrior has trained him to be prepared to deal with the unexpected.  Until an ill fated call over Memorial Day weekend, the very organized Lt Col Wood was on track to return to the United States and transition to life as a civilian.   Lt Col Mark Wood - Cyber Warrior He, his wife and two daughters decided to take one last trip, before retiring in Seattle to spend more time with his extended family. Immediately after checking into their hotel in London, Mark received the devastating news that his Mother had unexpectedly had a stroke. Before he could arrange transportation back to the United States, she had passed away.  The final mini-break to London had went from excitement over tickets to Harry Potter World, to the realization of how fragile life is and how important it is to expect the unexpected. Re...