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Fort Rucker or Camp Rucker is a former United States Army post in Cochise County Arizona. First known as Camp Supply and Camp Powers its name was changed on October 1 1878 in honor of Lieutenant John Anthony Tony Rucker. On July 11 1878 Lieutenant Rucker died in an unsuccessful attempt to save the life of a fellow soldier Lieutenant Austin Henley when the two tried to cross a nearby river which had swelled following a rainstorm.