Biography
After graduating from Baker High School, Johnston joined the Army from his birth city of Columbus, Georgia in 1968. By March 21, 1969 was serving as a specialist four in Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On that day, in Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, Johnston smothered the blasts of three enemy-thrown explosives with his body, sacrificing his life to protect those around him.
Johnston, aged 21 at his death, was buried at the Fort Benning Post Cemetery in Georgia.
For his heroism, the main recruit processing building at the 30th Adjutant General in Fort Benning is named after him.
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