About photo: Superstar golfer Tiger Woods (left) answers questions about his Army experience at Fort Bragg, N.C., during a news conference there following the 2004 Masters Tournament. Beside Woods is his father, retired Army Lt. Col. Earl Woods, who the junior Woods said instilled in him the traits that have made him a champion.(Courtesy of DoD)
Photo by K. Kassens
...The senior Woods, (Earl,) first trained at Fort Bragg in 1963 following a tour in Vietnam, and was assigned to a Special Forces Unit there before leaving for another tour in 1970. During that second tour, he served as an adviser to a deputy province chief, Vietnamese Lt. Col. Vuong Phong. Woods nicknamed him "Tiger" for his skills in the field.
Years later, Woods named his son Eldrick "Tiger" Woods after his old friend and began instilling in him his values and sense of commitment...
Great read today at DoD by Donna Miles.
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AubreyJ says: May god be with Tiger, his dad and the family during this time of illness of Mr. Earl Woods...
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