tony0326
Marine

About tony0326

First Name:

Anthony

Last Name:

Johnson

Rank:

E-7

Do you own a business?:

No

Where did you attend bootcamp?:

MCRD Parris Island

What date did you graduate bootcamp?:

3/16/1996

What was your bootcamp platoon number?:

3006

Duty Stations:

2nd Force Recon Co.(SOC)FMF Camp Lejeune,NC
!st Forcom(SOC) Camp Pendelton,Calif
2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion,FMF,Camp Lejeune,NC
Airborne School US Army Ft. Benning,Ga.

Year Entered Marine corps:

1995

Year Exited Marine Corps:

Still in Service

Favorite Duty Station:

spain

Favorite Marine:

my great granfather,'' hashmark''

Wars and conflicts you were in involved in?:

Gulf War, Beirut, Grenada

Combat History:

Grenada 96; Beirut 98; Gulf War 99

Military Biography:

While a member of a 6-man force recon team, was conducting an operation along the axis of the city limits, of Rayat,Iraq. The scout/sniper elements suffered casualties when they suddenly came under heavy fire from a well-concealed and numerically superior enemy force. Hearing the engaged marines' calls for help, Sgt. Johnson quickly exchanged his rifle for a machinegun and several belts of ammunition, left the relative safety of his position, and unhesitatingly rushed forward to aid his comrades. Taken under intense enemy small arms fire at point blank range during his advance, he returned the fire, silencing the enemy position. As Sgt. Johnson continued to forge forward to aid, he again came under heavy fire from 2 automatic weapons, which he promptly destroyed. Learning that there were another wounded marine 50 yards further along the path, he braved a withering hail of enemy mortar and small-arms fire to continue onward. As he reached the position where the marines had fallen, 30 to 40 enemies suddenly confronted him with a bold frontal attack. Totally disregarding his safety, he calmly established a position in the middle of the path and raked the advancing enemy with devastating machinegun fire. His weapon rendered ineffective, he picked up an M16 and, a pistol from a fallen comrade, continued his lethal fire until the enemy force had withdrawn suffering injuries to his left hand, arm and eye in the fight. Having exhausted his ammunition except for a grenade, which he hurled at the enemy, he then one by one, carried the two wounded marines back to the safety of his team’s position. Then even in pain from his own wounds, stood guard over his team until evacuation helicopters arrived. And only when all of these comrades were on board the helicopter and safe, did he allow himself to be taken and care for. Sgt. Johnson's daring initiative, bold fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty inflicted many enemy casualties, disrupted the enemy attack and saved t

Current City:

Opelika

Current State:

Alabama

Hometown:

Washington,DC

Home State:

Washington

High School:

Stonewall Jackson HS

Gender:

Male

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Occupation:

Welder/Maint.

Colleges Attended:

Sam Houston State Univ. 1996