Larry M. Johnson
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Age: 19
From: Scranton, PA
Assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Larry M. Johnson died Feb. 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Died: February 18, 2010
Fallen Pa. teen called good-natured, proud Marine
The Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. — A teenager killed last week in Afghanistan is being remembered as a proud Marine and a friendly youth with a close-knit family.
Lance Cpl. Larry M. Johnson, 19, of Scranton died Feb. 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, military authorities said. He joined the Marine Corps after graduating Scranton High School in 2008 and was with the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Johnson had been in the country for four months, said 2nd Marine Division spokesman 1st Lt. Evan Pettyjohn.
Dominic Rodriguez, 19, who had known Johnson since both were toddlers, described him as a laid-back person who enjoyed hanging out with his buddies as they watched MTV.
“He was never mad, ever. He went through a lot in his life and never did he let that bring him down. He was always with a smile on his...