Chief Warrant Officer
Brent S. Cole
38
Reedsville
| Cole served as an AH-64D Instructor Pilot and Safety Officer for Company C, 1st Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), (Task Force Wolfpack), 82nd Abn. Div. “He was a loving, dedicated husband and father who adored his family to the highest degree. As a military officer, he was a consummate professional who always led by example and was revered by his peers and leaders alike. His family is very proud to have had him in our lives and he will forever remain deep in our hearts." Cole was born August 12, 1970 in Morgantown, and graduated from West Preston High School in 1988.
He then graduated from the Aviation Warrant Officer Basic Course at Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1998, and attended the AH-64 Apache Qualification Course. His commendations included: the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal with Valor, the Air Medal 2nd device, the Army Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Presidential Unit Citation Award, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the NCO Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon 2nd device, the NATO Medal, the Multinational Force and Observers Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Parachutist’s Badge, the Driver’s Badge and the Senior Army Aviator Badge.
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