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Article: Charles G. Cooper Marine Co ...
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- May 23, 2009
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Charles G. Cooper, 81, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general
and highly decorated combat veteran who retired in 1985 as the
commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, died April 26 at
the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda of a pulmonary
embolism. He was a Falls Church resident.
He joined the Marine Corps in 1950 and led infantry forces in the
Korean and Vietnam wars. His decorations included the Silver Star
and two awards of the Purple Heart after being wounded in combat in
1951 in Korea. He also received two awards of the Legion of Merit
for participating in heavy action as a commanding officer in
Vietnam.
Other decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and ...