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 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.