Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brent Cole of Linden, North Carolina and Reedsville, West Virginia graduated from West Preston High School in 1988. He joined the United States Army in 1987, as a military policeman and was selected in 1998 to the Army's Warrant Officer Flight Program. As a military officer, he was a consummate professional who always led by example and was revered by his peers and leaders alike. His awards and decorations include 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. Brent was killed in a helicopter incident while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Brent was an AH-64 Longbow Apache helicopter pilot.
Army
Company C
1st Battalion
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Army
Company C
1st Battalion
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brent Cole of Linden, North Carolina and Reedsville, West Virginia graduated from West Preston High School in 1988. He joined the United States Army in 1987, as a military policeman and was selected in 1998 to the Army's Warrant Officer Flight Program. As a military officer, he was a consummate professional who always led by example and was revered by his peers and leaders alike. His awards and decorations include 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. Brent was killed in a helicopter incident while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Brent was an AH-64 Longbow Apache helicopter pilot.
Army
Company C
1st Battalion
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Army
Company C
1st Battalion
82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
82nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
