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Justin W Johnson
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Name: Army Spc. Justin W. Johnson
Age: 22
From: Rome, Ga.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Justin W. Johnson was killed April 10 when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
Died: April 10, 2004
Family, friends remember Georgia man killed in Iraq
By Doug Gross
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Rome, Ga.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Spc. Justin W. Johnson was killed April 10 when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
Died: April 10, 2004
Family, friends remember Georgia man killed in Iraq
By Doug Gross
Associated Press
ATLANTA — With ceremonial flourishes honoring his military service and an emotional outpouring from family and friends, a Georgia man killed in Iraq was buried Saturday.
In Rome, a crowd waving U.S. flags lined the street as Johnson’s funeral procession passed.
A Floyd County native, Johnson, 22, was killed in Baghdad on April 10 when a roadside bomb detonated as the Humvee on which he served as a gunner passed.
“Justin volunteered to serve,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Bostick, assistant commander of Johnson’s unit, the 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, according to the Rome News-Tribune. “He didn’t come in as a warmonger. He...
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1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident
Army Spc. Justin W. Johnson was killed April 10 when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Justin W Johnson
2010-05-16
Justin you are a hero and will always be remembered in my heart. Your family has become as my own. You are with David in Gods Army....
Justin W 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.