Cooper was born and raised in southern Oregon and worked at a mill during high school. He joined the Marine Corp. when he was 17 years old with his parents signature. He has been deployed to the Iraq/Afghanistan war for both operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He loves his job and is still in the Corp. He is currently stationed on Miramar Air Station here in San Diego and works at "Motor-T".
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