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Michael Vann Johnson Jr
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Name: Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr.
Age: 25
From: Little Rock, Ark.
Assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Fleet Marine Force, San Diego
Incident: Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. was killed March 25 while tending to wounded colleagues in Iraq.
Died: March 25, 2003
Age: 25
From: Little Rock, Ark.
Assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Fleet Marine Force, San Diego
Incident: Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. was killed March 25 while tending to wounded colleagues in Iraq.
Died: March 25, 2003
Among the photos that covered his mother’s coffee table are snapshots of Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. the way his family remembers him: grinning in Mickey Mouse ears and waving at the camera.
“He was just a big kid,” said his sister, Janisa Hooks. “Mikey was a fun person. He liked to draw and he loved basketball, a real people’s person.”
Johnson, 25, was killed March 25 when he was hit by shrapnel while tending to injured colleagues.
He was raised in Little Rock, Ark., and graduated from the University of Central Arkansas. He and his wife, Cherice, lived in San Diego, where he was assigned to the 1st Marine Division.
Shortly before his death, his mother...
Occupation
Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment, Fleet Marine Force, San Diego
Incident
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. was killed March 25 while tending to wounded colleagues in Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Michael Vann Johnson Jr
2009-05-25
From one mother to another mother, I want to say be encourage. Your son was doing a good job. I thank God, that he was there for so many needed people. He will be remember my many.
mother of Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner, Jr. (Army)
Little Rock, AR
Michael Vann Johnson Jr
2008-12-08
Michael Vann Johnson Jr. was my best friend growing up, in Little Rock. I will always remember him as a fearless, dedicated, hard working, energetic, young man. He never fell for anything because he always stood tall in what he believed in. My God continue to watch over your family.
Apollos Boston
Niigata, Japan
Michael Vann Johnson Jr
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.