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Local Marine Receives Award In Japan
May 22, 2017
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Justin Tyler Johnson receives the Jack W. Demmond Aviation Ground Marine of the Year award at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, recently.
The Marine Corps Aviation Association awarded Johnson for his efforts in transporting Marines and their gear to and from locations by air, land, and sea.
“I was excited,” said Johnson. “I wasn’t really expecting it. I just do my job the best way I can.”
Johnson, a native of Pensacola, is an embarkation chief with Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. He was raised in Gonzalez and attended Ransom Middle School at Tate High School.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ally Beiswanger for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Local Marine Receives Award In Japan”
Proud of you to win an award such as that takes a lot of work, attention to detail in all aspects of getting your troops and supplies where needed. congratulations and we will maybe see you back in Pensacola soon,looking forward to seeing those two little ones and the misses. take care. Bob Kane.
Thank you for your service Sgt Johnson. You ARE appreciated for all you do, and have done for our country. What you think is “just doing your job”, means much more to those of us who are at home.
Thank you again!
Justin, it is refreshing to see a young man who, as a 4/5 grader in my Sunday school class at Charity Baptist Church, go forward to be a fine warrior Marine and American patriot. May those who look up to you find you faithful.
Congratulations!!! Keep up the great work. We need more men like you who just “do their job to the best of their ability” without expecting anything out of it. That says a lot about you, young man. Very proud of you.
Congratulations! Thank you for your service to our country.
Job well done by an outstanding example of the Marine Corps finest. Continue to make your country proud Sgt. Johnson and congrats from a former Marine that served at Futenma many years ago…