David J. Thompson
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Age: 39
From: Hooker, OK
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Capt. David J. Thompson died Jan. 29 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations.
Died: January 29, 2010
Served in Army, Guard for 21 years
The Associated Press
David J. Thompson was a compassionate, understanding man who had a heartwarming laugh and had wanted to be a soldier since he was a youngster, according to notes left by friends in an online memorial.
Many referred to him as John Paul or simply “J.P.” Douglas Jenison of Ohio called him “one of the greatest men I ever knew and served with.”
Thompson, 39, of Hooker, Okla., was killed Jan. 29 in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The Army said only that he died of injuries from an incident that is under investigation. He was assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., and was on his second deployment to Afghanistan.
He enlisted in the Army in 1989, beginning a career that would take him from South Carolina to Alaska and included humanitarian aid deployments with the North Carolina National Guard.
From 1999 to 2002, he served in the Guard and attended East Carolina University, where he earned a...