- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Memorial Ceremony, SFC Roderick Demaine Johnson, 12 June 1971- 04 Dec 2011, Alpha Company, 1st battalion, Warrior Transition Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas 76544, 12 December 2011
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-12-12
- Subject:
- African American men--Texas--Fort Hood--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Texas--Fort Hood--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Texas--Fort Hood---History--20th century
Funeral service--Texas--Fort Hood--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Texas--Fort Hood--History--20th century
African Americans--Texas--Fort Hood--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Texas, Bell County, Fort Hood, 31.13489, -97.77561
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Roderick Demain Johnson. Birth date: June 12, 1971. Death date: December 4, 2011. Funeral date: December 12, 2011. Church: Fort Hood, Texas. The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_johnsonroderickdemaine20111212
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_johnsonroderickdemaine20111212
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
MEMORIAL CEREMONY
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fi:QDERICK
DEMAINE
,
JOHNSON
12 June 1971- 04 Dec 2011
ALPHA COMPANY 18T BATTALION, WARRIOR TRANSITION BRIGADE
FORT HOOD, TEXAS 76544
12 DECEMBER 2011
... .
SFC RODERICK DEMAINE joHNSON
WELCOMING REMARKS
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*NATIONAL ANTHEM
*INVOCATION
CH (CPT) JAMES M. PHITCHARD
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CH ((:;~~) JAMES M. PRITCH~RD
'LTC MARK E: BLACK
.'. ...;CPT JOSE M. DACUNHA
SOLDIER~ S TRIBUTE .
SFC JACOB NEAL .
SCRIPTURE READING .
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MEMO~IAL MEDLTATION;:.: .:.~~
CH (MAJ) ERNEST M. IBANGA
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M. USICAL TRIBUTE. *BENEDICTtON
SS_G MARYANN TUFELE
CH (CPT) JAMES M. PRITCHARD
*LAST ROLL CALL
.1SG TERRANCE D. GREEN
*FIRING OF VOLLEYS *TAPS
HSC, HHBN Ill CORPS SFC ANDREW .PHELP$ .
*PLEASE STAND .
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Following the closing remarks, please be seated until the family, distinguished guests, visitors, and official party have ~xited the chapel.
SFC Roderick Demaine Johnson was born . June
~12; 1971 in Tuskegee, Alabama. He enlisted in the
United States Army on November 18, 1993 and
was awarded the MOS of 31 F, Network Switching
_.,.
Systems . Operator .Maintainer after completion of
Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
. SFC Johnson was a combat veteran who supported Operation Southern Watch, Kuwait and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq. He provided 18 .years of dedicated, selfless service to his country, serving at numerous assignments and positions. SFC Johnso~'s assignments included D Company, 442~d 'Signal -Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia; 414th Signal Company (NATOl, Manheim,
. Germany; 13th Signar Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; 38Sth Signal Battalion, Camp Doha, Kuwait; United States Army ~-:~Recruiting Command, Dallas Recruiting Battalion, Dallas, Texas; .8 .,Company,
c~-~2na Signal Battalion; Taylor Barracks, Germany~< Force~;_command, Fort Bragg~ . North. Carolina; concluding his exceptional <;areer with A Company, 1st Battalion, . Warrior Transition Brigade, ..f .ort . Hood,
.: Texas_.
SFC Johnson's awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal . (2 Awards),
Army Commendation Medal (4 Awards), Joint Service Achievement
Medal (2 Awards), Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit
Commendation 'Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (6 Awards),
National Defense Service Medal w/ Bronze Device, Iraqi Campaign
Medal w/Campaign Star, Global -War on Terrorism Service Medal,
Armed Forces Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer
Professional Development Ribbon (numeral 3), Army Service
1
Ribbon,
Overseas
Service
Ribbon,
NATO
Medal,
Recruiter
Badge
(Gold) with 3 Sapphire Achievement Stars and Driver and Mechanic
Badge. .
SFC Johnson is survived by his wife Sayna, his ._son Darrius;
.daughters Serena and Sian, his parents 1SG(Ret.) Roderick and
lJanice Johnson; and his brother Frederick D. Johnson.
.