David Matthews Cooper - Deceased

Address: Temple City, California
Dog(s) :NEBO - 208F
Branch: USAF
Unit(s): 12th SPS (Cam Ranh Bay & Phu Cat)
War(s): Vietnam

Biography:

This is a prayer request for Dave "Coop" Cooper, who will be undergoing surgery on his foot from the effects of diabetes.

The surgery will be Wednesday evening, January 3, 2018. Following his surgery, Dave will undergo physical therapy for approximately 2 weeks. Please keep my good friend, and yours, in your prayers.

He and I arrived in Nam together and I personally had the pleasure to have him as a close friend. We all know what it meant to have a friend to give us hope and keep us going. Those of you who don't know "Coop", just remember that he was a dog handler and he did his job!

Thank you,

Don Chambers
12th SPS (CRB & Phu Cat)

Obituary:

David Matthews Cooper

Birth	5 Dec 1943
Death	18 May 2020 (aged 76)
Burial	Bakersfield National Cemetery Arvin, Kern County, California, USA
Plot	SECTION 17 SITE 1082
Memorial ID	210341701 · View Source

US AIR FORCE
12th Air Police Sq. K-9 Unit
Cam Ranh Bay AFB, Vietnam

From: Don Chambers <don.chambers@outlook.com>

Sent: Monday May 18, 2020 5:50 PM

To: Deaths@VDHA.us

Subject: Death in the Family

It gives me great sorrow to announce the passing of David Matthews Cooper on May 18th, 2020.

Dave was assigned to the 12^th SPS at Cam Rahn Bay 1966-1967. He will be missed by all, but especially by the 12th SPS members of Cam Rahn Bay.

For those of you who knew him, he will surely be missed. Always thoughts and prayers for the family, especially his wife Nancy who was a perfect angel in helping him through his daily life. She gave him many plus years for us to have his humor and laughter. He will be missed by all, but especially the 12^th SPS members of Cam Rahn Bay.

Dave was buried on June 9^th, 2020 at 12:15 pm at Bakersfield Veterans cemetery.

Any further info please contact me.