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Alan R Johnson
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Name: Army Maj. Alan R. Johnson
Age: 44
From: Yakima, Wash.
Assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Incident: Army Maj. Alan R. Johnson died Jan. 26 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah the same day.
Died: January 26, 2007
Slain soldier lived for military, parents say
By James MacPherson
The Associated Press
Age: 44
From: Yakima, Wash.
Assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Incident: Army Maj. Alan R. Johnson died Jan. 26 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah the same day.
Died: January 26, 2007
Slain soldier lived for military, parents say
By James MacPherson
The Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. — Alan Johnson left the farm where he grew up to become a soldier, and he lived for military service, his parents say.
Johnson, 44, who joined the Army National Guard in North Dakota and later became an Army Reserve major, was killed Jan 26 by a roadside bomb in Iraq, the Pentagon said.
His mother, Mary Hansen, who lives in Sanborn, said she learned of his death Jan. 27.
“It’s still a bad dream, and it’s getting worse,” Hansen said. “He was a good son.”
A statement from the Pentagon said Johnson, of Yakima, Wash., died of injuries when a roadside bomb detonated near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. The...
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the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Tonawanda, N.Y.
Incident
Army Maj. Alan R. Johnson died Jan. 26 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Muqdadiyah the same day.
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Alan R Johnson
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.