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Cpl G. B. (Sonny) Johnston

 
 
Cpl G. B. (Sonny) Johnston Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 12, 2021
1. Cpl G. B. (Sonny) Johnston Marker
Inscription.
In memory of
Cpl G.B. (Sonny)
Johnston

1st Recon D Co KIA
Vietnam 4-28-66 NC & PH
Forever "18" and our hero
your loving family

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 38° 32.59′ N, 77° 20.472′ W. Memorial is in Triangle, Virginia, in Prince William County. It can be reached from Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles south of Joplin Road (Virginia Route 619), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Quantico VA 22134, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ship's Bell (a few steps from this marker); Senator John W. Warner, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers of the Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); Bar on the Beach Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Company A (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Battalion, 4th Marines (within shouting distance of this marker); "Always Faithful" (within shouting distance of this marker); HML/HMLA-167 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Triangle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on March 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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