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Richard H Cooper 1931 - 2011

Richard Hoover Cooper of Katy, Harris County, Texas was born on January 21, 1931, and died at age 80 years old on February 2, 2011. Richard Cooper was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section U2 Site 50 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston.
Richard Hoover Cooper
Katy, Harris County, Texas 77493
January 21, 1931
February 2, 2011
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  • 01/21
    1931

    Birthday

    January 21, 1931
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: RM3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 02/2
    2011

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    February 2, 2011
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    Houston National Cemetery Section U2 Site 50 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx 77038
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In 1931, in the year that Richard H Cooper was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1964, at the age of 33 years old, Richard was alive when in June, three young civil rights workers - Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner from New York City, and James Chaney from Meridian, Mississippi - were kidnapped and murdered in Mississippi. Working with "Freedom Summer", they were registering African-Americans to vote in the Southern states. Their bodies were found two months later. Although it was discovered that the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office and the Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department were involved, only 7 men were convicted and served less than six years.
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