Update: Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin says he will order flags lowered to half-staff in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who has died in Kuwait. Bevin says he will order the flags lowered on the date of Cooper’s internment, which has not yet been set. See Kentucky flag status.
Original Story:
A Fort Campbell soldier has died in Kuwait. 25-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffrey D. Cooper of Mill Creek Washington died Saturday from a non-combat related incident.
According to a news release, he was killed in a vehicle rollover accident while traveling from Camp Buehring to Ali Al Salem Airfield.
Cooper was an infantry officer in the 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
He joined the Army in 2013 and arrived in Fort Campbell in 2015. He has received the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon.
The accident is under investigation.
