The Missouri Army National Guard has honored Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wood of Saint Joseph with the Recruiting and Retention Command Sergeant Major Award for Recruiting and Retention Excellence in 2011.

Though a Guardsmen for nearly 20 years, Wood has only been a recruiter for three years.  Last year Wood received the Adjutant General’s Top Producer Award and the Rookie of the Year Award.

Wood is a 1990 graduate of Mid-Buchanan High School in Faucett.