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Wynkoop, a 1st Armored Division officer, died early Tuesday, March 31st, during a training exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a mine-resistant vehicle allegedly rolled over him in his cot while he slept, the base announced in a Wednesday news release.
Capt. Jonathan F. Wynkoop, 27, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Division Artillery, and was participating in Iron Focus 2015, a two-week, division-level training exercise that began March 23. Wynkoop was from Maumee, Ohio, volunteered for several years as a firefighter at the Central Joint Fire District, and he was a husband and the father of three.