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ALL Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Cooper's family knew of Nov. 27, , was that it had been "a really tough day" at work for him.

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Repeatedly flying into heavy enemy fire to divert attacks away from his comrades on the ground was probably not what they had in mind. But as the AH-6 Little Bird flight lead against a foreign fighter facilitator in central Iraq, that's just what Cooper ended up doing.

Although it seemed like a routine mission at first, Cooper's training had taught him to always expect the unexpected.

While moving between staging locations for the operation, Cooper's wingman was shot down by enemy fire. The remaining helicopter assault force, made up of Cooper's AH-6, two MH-6s and two MH Black Hawks, landed and began setting up a perimeter around the downed aircraft. Although there were no serious injuries, the aircraft was not flyable.

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