Joshua A. Johnson
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Age: 24
From: Richford, Vt.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.
Incident: Army Sgt. Joshua A. Johnson was killed Jan. 25, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: January 25, 2006
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Richford man killed by rocket propelled grenade in Iraq
By David Gram
Associated Press
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Sgt. Joshua Allen Johnson, 24, of Richford, died in surgery in Iraq on Wednesday, about six hours after being injured while riding in an armored Humvee just west of Ramadi, National Guard officials said Thursday.
Johnson was in the right front seat of the vehicle, wearing armor, when a rocket-propelled grenade smashed through the windshield in front of him.
“It’s hard for a small state, particularly here in Vermont, where we’re all family. We all know each other,” said Maj. Gen. Martha Rainville, commander of the Vermont National Guard, at a news conference announcing the death.
Johnson, a graduate of Richford Junior-Senior High School, lived in Richford with his grandparents Phyllis and Harold Johnson. Officials identified Johnson’s mother and stepfather as Laura and...
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