Cooper, Keenan A.
Army Specialist

Keenan A. Cooper, age 19, from Wahpeton, North Dakota, Richland county.

Parents: Dave Cooper and Heather Cooper

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Wahpeton High (2008)
Military history: 4th Squadron, 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Monday, July 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Yakuta, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. Specialist Jerod H. Osborne was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Wahpeton Daily News, Military Times

Kuehl, David Charles
Army Staff Sergeant

David Charles Kuehl, age 27, from Wahpeton, North Dakota, Richland county.

Spouse: Amy
Children: Two daughters

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Wahpeton High (1999)
Military history: Company C, 4Th Battalion, 9Th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wa

Date of death: Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Death details: Died in Taji, Iraq after a roadside bomb detonated near his unit

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Legacy

Kleinwachter, Chris K
Army Corporal

Chris K Kleinwachter, age 29, from Wahpeton, North Dakota, Richland county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Battery A, 1St Battalion, 188Th Air Defense Artillery, Tf Spartan Grand Forks, Nd

Date of death: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Death details: Ab Band District, Ghazni, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times