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    Fallen Seminole Marine honored in Nepal [Image 2 of 12]

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    A framed memorial display mounted on a wall honoring Sergeant Ward M. Johnson IV of the United States Marine Corps. The display includes a photograph of the servicemember in military gear outdoors, a biographical text plaque, and several military unit insignia/patches at the bottom. The red matting and dark wooden frame give it a formal commemorative appearance.

    KATHMANDU, NEPAL

    11.06.2015

    Photo by Cpl. Joshua Chacon 

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    Sgt. Ward M. Johnson, IV, 29, of Seminole, Fla., was honored Nov. 6, 2015, at the U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, Nepal. Ward lost his life in a helicopter mishap during Operation Sahayogi Haat, a humanitarian assistance disaster relief mission in Nepal following multiple earthquakes in April and May. In the ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal the Honorable Alaina B. Teplitz, Brig. Gen. Tracy W. King, commanding general, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and the Marine Security Guard Detachment dedicated the Heritage Room in the Marine House on the embassy grounds officially naming it ‘Vengeance Hall’. ‘Vengeance Hall’ will be named after the call sign of the UH-1Y Huey – ‘Vengeance 01’. The four aircrew Marines and helicopter belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, from Camp Pendleton, CA. The two other Marines on board were from Combat Camera, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan.

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    Date Taken: 11.06.2015
    Date Posted: 11.06.2015 11:51
    Photo ID: 2272400
    VIRIN: 151106-M-FW066-295
    Resolution: 4572x2964
    Size: 4.86 MB
    Location: KATHMANDU, NP
    Hometown: SEMINOLE, FLORIDA, US

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