California’s War Dead

    Stephen P. Johnson

    Stephen P. Johnson, 24

    Marines, Corporal
    Rutbah (near), Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Covina
    I dropped down on the ground and started screaming.
    — Kelsey Johnson, widow on learning of his death

    Johnson's 19-year-old wife last spoke to him the day before the helicopter crash that killed him and 30 others. He told her he had a "really bad feeling."
    Times obituary
    « Mourad Ragimov, 01/26/2005
    John Daniel House, 01/26/2005 »
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    Four memories of Stephen P. Johnson

    Sad no one wrote for him; so here it is: Thank you, Corporal Johnson, for your ultimate sacrifice.

    oo ra!

    (from former 3rd Infantry Div)
    Dunsmuir, CA

    — Ron
    February 13, 2011 at 10:18 a.m.
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    Thank you for our service to your country. May you rest in peace.

    — A.B.
    February 16, 2011 at 2:53 p.m.
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    I guess what they say is true " The Marines are at war and the rest of America is at the mall." We should turn on the television at night and hear your story, not the millionaire hacks that are reported on every day.
    Thank you,

    — kevin
    March 8, 2011 at 9:59 p.m.
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    Thank you Stephen, for your sacrifice. It has allowed this Steven Johnson, and all other Americans, an opportunity to live on and thrive.

    — Steven Johnson
    October 21, 2011 at 10:34 p.m.
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