
YAKIMA, Wash. — Sgt. Jason C. Cook, 25, was killed in action last Saturday in Iraq’s Anbar province, according to his family and military officials. He had joined the Marine Corps in October 1997, a few months after graduating from Okanogan High School.
Cook’s mother and stepfather, Cheryl and Del Miles, live in Yakima. Family members gathered at his parents’ home Wednesday to grieve.
“There just wasn’t anything Jason wouldn’t do for you. He was right there for you,” Del Miles said.
Cook met his wife, Yovana, at a party while he was assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. They were married for two years, but spent only eight months of that time together...