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JOHNNIE R COMPTON

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POSTED ON 5.26.2025

POSTED BY: Jonathan DeLoach

Remembering you Johnny

Every year on Memorial Day and often times in between, I look back when we were classmates at Weogufka High School. The good times we had and the day we got into a fist fight and then, afterwards, we became closer friends. Remembering you Johnny!

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POSTED ON 11.7.2021

POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you...

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Another life taken way too soon....

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POSTED ON 11.18.2020

POSTED BY: ANON

NEVER FORGOTTEN

On the remembrance of your 71st birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Forever 18.

HOOAH

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POSTED ON 11.21.2019

POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston

I'm proud of our Vietnam Veterans

Private First Class Johnnie Ray Compton, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

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POSTED ON 10.5.2018

POSTED BY: Janice Current

An American Hero

Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

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