HONORED ON PANEL 42E, LINE 3 OF THE WALL
JOHN WILLIAM COOK JR
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JOHN W COOK JR
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LEFT FOR JOHN WILLIAM COOK JR
POSTED ON 12.8.2021
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. It saddens me so few have left remembrances for you here....surely you deserve better. May you rest in eternal peace.
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POSTED ON 6.25.2018
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of SP4 John W. Cook Jr.
At approximately one-half hour past midnight on February 29, 1968, a convoy composed of sixteen Philco-Ford vehicles and four military police jeeps was ambushed on Highway 316, approximately one mile south of Thu Duc in Gia Dinh Province, RVN, by an unknown enemy force. Friendly losses were two killed (one U.S. military and one Local National, nine wounded (five U.S. military and four Local Nationals), five trucks destroyed, and two trucks and two jeeps damaged. The lost American was SP4 John W. Cook Jr., a driver who suffered fatal burns while at the wheel of one of the convoy vehicles. He was one of two John William Cooks who died on February 29, 1968 (Leap Year Day) from injuries sustained in combat in Vietnam. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 1st Logistical Command, Period Ending April 30, 1968]
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POSTED ON 1.15.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Sp4 John Cook,
Thank you for your service as an Electrician. Today is your 69th birthday. Happy Birthday. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
Thank you for your service as an Electrician. Today is your 69th birthday. Happy Birthday. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 2.29.2016
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Vet
Thank You
Thank you Spec 4 Cook for your leadership and courage.
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POSTED ON 11.28.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear SP4 John William Cook Jr, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
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