Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 18 September, 2011
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment
Hometown: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Spc. Ryan J. Cook, 29, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Sept. 18 in Takhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
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