Posted on 11/05/2007 6:27:43 PM PST by RDTF
DALLAS -- A wounded Iraq veteran and his wife have lost a third child from injuries the boy suffered in a car accident on the way to visit his father in the hospital.
Three weeks after his siblings died in an Oct. 13 accident on the gusty West Texas plains, 9-year-old Tyler Johnson died Saturday at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
Army Spc. John Austin Johnson was waiting for his wife, Lisa, and their three kids to visit him at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio when the deadly crash occurred on Interstate 10 about 12 miles east of Ozona.
Lisa Johnson overcorrected the steering in her sport utility vehicle after encountering a blast of wind on the drive from El Paso, causing the car to roll at least four times, officials have said.
The couple's youngest children, 2-year-old Logan and 5-year-old Ashley, died at the scene. Tyler Johnson suffered massive head injuries.
Lisa Johnson was driving at the speed limit, traffic investigators have said, but they blamed the accident on a combination of high speed, drowsiness and powerful winds.
The three children were in the back seat. Logan was in a child seat, but the other two children were not wearing seatbelts.
Sgt. 1st Class Eugene Schmidt, a family spokesman, said Tyler survived longer than expected.
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Family Was On Way To Brooke Army Medical Center
Johnson, who is stationed at Fort Bliss, has survived five brushes with improvised explosive device blasts during two years in Iraq, Schmidt said last month. The latest left him with a traumatic brain injury, and he speaks with a severe stutter.
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When it rains it pours. Shades of Job. May God comfort this family in their loss and distress.
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That was an error on my part. I decided that his posts should remain for all to see.
Asshole.
This thread is about a tragedy that hit a family and they will never recover from it. For you to post your garbage on this thread is beyond disgusting.
May they somehow find peace. God knows they deserve it.
Lord, give them comfort as they bury their babies. Amen.
Delete Dane’s posts already!
Yeah, that’s worked real well in the past.
Without words...
What the hell, let em stay. Let outsiders see what FR has become.
“You are a monumental ass.”
That motion is SECONDED. Couldn’t agree more. Outstanding observation and worthy of emphasis.
Logan’s Prayer Warriors...I am speechless over the loss this family has suffered. Only our Father in Heaven can comfort, and I pray for that peace that passes ALL understanding....
A long time ago someone posted a thread about a small baby who was born prematurely.
As God would have it, his parents are now Freepers.
I hope & PRAY that this family never even HEARS of this thread.....
I’m speechless as well, Gramma. Prayers for them all.
I’d like you to read this thread and tell me why you think Dane should stay.
As God would have it, his parents are now Freepers.
I'm pro-life, but that gets lost in these threads.
I agree he was a jerk but you perpetuating it and continuing to take away from this thread. Please let the thread be what it was meant to be.
Army Spc. John Austin Johnson and his wife have my prayers and condolences.
It should be deleted and re-posted.
*chills* Poor fellow’s wife has my name and I have a son with the same name as one of theirs.
Can a ‘third’ be used, here?
There are no words to describe the anguish that mother and her hero husband are going through, at this time. I pray the Good Lord gives them an abundance of comfort and peace.
No parent should ever have to bury their child. And these parents have to bury three? There are no words. Only prayer.
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