Marine Gunnery Sgt. Edwin W. Johnson Jr.
Death: Sep 08, 2009
of Columbus Ga.; assigned to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion 3rd Marine Division III Marine Expeditionary Force Okinawa Japan; Died Sept. 8 while supporting combat operations in Kunar province Afghanistan. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Kenefick and 1st Lt. Michael E. Johnson. ‘Gunny J’ loved life in the Corps The Associated Press Edwin W. Johnson Jr. wasn’t known to many people as Edwin. To loved ones and friends he was Wayne. To fellow Marines he was “Gunny J.” To his younger sister LaToya Lowe he was Superman. “He always tried to help people do better for themselves” Lowe said. “He was like the role model of the century. Everybody I know who knew my brother they looked up to him.” Johnson31 of Columbus Ga. Died Sept. 8 in Kunar province Afghanistan when insurgents attacked. He was stationed in Okinawa Japan. He enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating from Columbus High School in 1996 and served in Korea and Japan. His wife Tasha is a fellow Marine. Johnson loved his life of discipline though he was quite mischievous as a child. His cousin Theopolis Ramsey recalled a time the two were trying to get rid of ants they found in the house with broom straw they would set on fire. They ended up setting a bed on fire. “That was one of the worst whippings we got” Ramsey said laughing. “We would still laugh about it.” Johnson is also survived by three children: Jaron Jalissa and Toren.Operation Enduring Freedom