James J. Cooke was known to many as a decorated military veteran, esteemed historian, renowned professor and a dedicated husband and father. Cooke, age 77, died March 6, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Cooke joined the U.S. Regular Army in 1957 and was stationed in Ingrandes-sur-Vienne. Shortly thereafter, he met his wife, Josephine, in a picturesque scene...