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By Tony Perry
November 23, 2013
An oversight left over from the Vietnam War is set to be corrected Saturday at a ceremony in Capitol Park in Sacramento.
The name of Marine Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson will be added to the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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U.S. Navy Destroyer To Be Named For Pfc. Ralph H. Johnson
Posted: Feb 15, 2012
By Department Of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced earlier today that a new Arleigh Burker class guided-missile destroyer will be named the USS Ralph Johnson in recognition of the Charleston native’s sacrifices while serving with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam.
Pfc. Ralph H. Johnson was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for throwing himself on a grenade after shouting a warning to his fellow Marines. His actions saved the life of platoon leader Lt. Clebe McClary who resides in Pawley’s Island and prevented the enemy from penetrating his sector of the patrol’s perimeter in the Quan Duc Valley in Vietnam. The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center proudly bear his name.
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