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William J Cooper
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Name: Marine Cpl. William J. Cooper
Age: 22
From: Eupora, Miss.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Incident: Marine Cpl. William J. Cooper died May 19 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.
Died: May 19, 2008
Corporal killed in combat in Afghanistan
By Dan Lamothe
Staff writer
Age: 22
From: Eupora, Miss.;
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Incident: Marine Cpl. William J. Cooper died May 19 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.
Died: May 19, 2008
Corporal killed in combat in Afghanistan
By Dan Lamothe
Staff writer
A corporal deployed with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Afghanistan was killed in combat Monday, Marine officials said.
Cpl. William J. Cooper, 22, of Eupora, Miss., died in Helmand province, where the 24th MEU has been fighting insurgents for several weeks.
He was assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., II Marine Expeditionary Force officials at Lejeune said Tuesday in a statement.
Cooper joined the Corps on Dec. 27, 2004, and joined 1/6 on March 3, 2006, the statement said. He was promoted to corporal Aug. 1 and had received the Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Incident
Marine Cpl. William J. Cooper died May 19 near Garmsir, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations.
Prayers & Messages
William J Cooper
2008-05-23
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.