Soldier who took own life receives honors posthumously
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
By JASON PULLIAM • jpulliam@dmreg.com • February 21, 2009
Friends and loved ones of the late Jason Cooper honored his memory in a ceremony Saturday by accepting the military commendations he earned on the battlefield.
“It feels like we’re finally receiving what Jason earned in life,” said Terri Jones, Cooper’s mother.
Jones accepted the medals and ribbons at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center on Des Moines’ south side.
In recognition of Cooper’s service, Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Ia., gave Jones her son’s Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon and Army Service Ribbon.
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