Army Spc. Rodney J. Johnson
Death: Sep 04, 2007
of Houston; assigned to the 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry Regiment 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley Kan.; Died Sept. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit. Fort Riley soldier killed in Iraq The Associated Press FORT RILEY Kan. — Spc. Rodney J. Johnson20 of Houston Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit Sept. 4 in Baghdad the Army announced Sept. 5. Johnson was a cavalry scout assigned to 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry Regiment 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division. He joined the Army in September 2005 and began serving with the 1st Infantry Division in March 2006. This was his first deployment to Iraq. To date 127 Fort Riley Soldiers have been killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Additionally one transition team airman was killed July 9 in Afghanistan. Operation Iraqi Freedom