Missing in discussion of Sgt. Johnson phone call is fact that he died because he was *LEFT BEHIND*. [View all]

[kpete]

Missing in the discussion of the horrendous Sgt. Johnson phone call is the fact that he died because he was *LEFT BEHIND*.


Johnson was fighting alongside Green Berets when he died. The group, which included a Nigerien patrol, didn't have U.S. overhead armed air cover when Islamic militants ambushed them Oct. 4 near the Niger border with Mali.

Johnson was left behind when French forces' helicopters scrambled to evacuate the soldiers, and it took nearly two days for Nigerien forces to find his body in the desert of the landlocked nation, according to the U.S. Africa Command.

His "Bush Hog formation was made better because of Johnson's faithful service, and we are focused on caring for the Johnson family during this difficult period," Lt. Col. David Painter, commander of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, said in a statement.

The U.S. military held a return of remains ceremony when Johnson's body arrived at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Oct. 7, while President Donald Trump was playing golf with Sen. Lindsey Graham.

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami Gardens, was at Miami International Airport when Johnson's body arrived Tuesday. She said she wanted to know why the chain of command failed to anticipate "even the possibility of an ambush" and equip Johnson to fight against militants affiliated with ISIS.



https://www.local10.com/news/florida/miami-dade/remains-of-u-s-army-sgt-la-david-johnson-return-to-miami