R.I.P. Capt. David J. Thompson

Army Capt. David J. Thompson
Died January 29, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

39, of Hooker, Okla.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 29 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations.

(Taken from www.tulsaworld.com of Feb. 2, 2010) An Oklahoma soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

Army Capt. David J. Thompson, 39, of Hooker, died Friday in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained while supporting combat operations, officials said. Additional details were not immediately available.

Thompson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Hooker is located in the Oklahoma panhandle, about 325 miles west of Tulsa.

Also killed in the incident was Army Spc. Marc P. Decoteau, 19, of Waterville Valley, N.H., who was assigned to the 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C., officials said.