Sergeant Cooper, 25, of Williamsburg, Kentucky. "Coop" was a 2001 graduate of Williamsburg High School where he was an outstanding football player. Above that, he was an exceptional friend, with a wonderful smile and ability to make anyone around him smile. After high school he attended Eastern Kentucky University. He enlisted in the United States Army in May of 2004, attended Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Redstone Arsenal. In November of 2005, Coop was assigned to Golf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, at Fort Hood, Texas as a 94M, Radar Repair Mechanic. He deployed shortly thereafter in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07. While assigned as a Gladiator he served as a command team driver and company armorer. He was selected to serve on CSM Williams' Personal Security Detail. Currently on his third tour of duty, he was assigned to Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas. He died in Baghdad, of wounds suffered in Qadasiyah, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under small arms fire. His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge. He is survived by his parents, Ronald and Judy (Parrott) Cooper of Williamsburg, Kentucky; two sisters, Veronica Cooper and Vanessa Cooper and her fiancรฉ, Dave Seeger all of Richmond, Kentucky; his wife, Amanda (Fuston) Cooper of Corbin, Kentucky; his grandparents, Wanda and E.L. Cooper of Jellico, Tennessee, his aunts, Jenny Begluitti of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, Joyce Dippel and her husband Marty of Lafollette, Tennessee and Janice Rutherford of Evansville, Indiana; his uncles, Steve Cooper of Knoxville, Tennessee and John Parrott and wife Sonya of Jellico, Tennessee; and numerous other relatives and friends. Bio by: Sue
Sergeant Cooper, 25, of Williamsburg, Kentucky. "Coop" was a 2001 graduate of Williamsburg High School where he was an outstanding football player. Above that, he was an exceptional friend, with a wonderful smile and ability to make anyone around him smile. After high school he attended Eastern Kentucky University. He enlisted in the United States Army in May of 2004, attended Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Redstone Arsenal. In November of 2005, Coop was assigned to Golf Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, at Fort Hood, Texas as a 94M, Radar Repair Mechanic. He deployed shortly thereafter in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07. While assigned as a Gladiator he served as a command team driver and company armorer. He was selected to serve on CSM Williams' Personal Security Detail. Currently on his third tour of duty, he was assigned to Forward Support Company, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas. He died in Baghdad, of wounds suffered in Qadasiyah, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under small arms fire. His military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge. He is survived by his parents, Ronald and Judy (Parrott) Cooper of Williamsburg, Kentucky; two sisters, Veronica Cooper and Vanessa Cooper and her fiancรฉ, Dave Seeger all of Richmond, Kentucky; his wife, Amanda (Fuston) Cooper of Corbin, Kentucky; his grandparents, Wanda and E.L. Cooper of Jellico, Tennessee, his aunts, Jenny Begluitti of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, Joyce Dippel and her husband Marty of Lafollette, Tennessee and Janice Rutherford of Evansville, Indiana; his uncles, Steve Cooper of Knoxville, Tennessee and John Parrott and wife Sonya of Jellico, Tennessee; and numerous other relatives and friends. Bio by: Sue
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