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Defence Department: Washington soldier killed in Kuwait
The U.S. Defence Department says a soldier from Mill Creek, Washington, died from a noncombat-related injury in Kuwait.
The department says 1st Lt. Jeffrey D. Cooper, 25, died Saturday.
The WDRB TV station in Louisville, Kentucky, says Cooper was killed in a rollover vehicle accident while travelling from Camp Buehring in Kuwait to the Ali Al Salem Airfield. The department says Cooper was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
WDRB reports that Cooper’s awards include a National Defence Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
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