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Robert "Wayne" Johnson, who served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, survived being "blown of of the hatch of his armored vehicle by an RPG twice [during battle]," said VFW Post #3549 Quartermaster Thomas Graffam.
"He was 100 percent disabled, but despite the scars you would have never known," Graffam said. "He was a lot of fun to be with."
Johnson, a former staff sergeant, served as the VFW post's past commander and chaplain. He died on March 27.
Graffam is organizing a bus trip to Virginia for Johnson's July 27 services.
The former township commissioner and police sergeant said he is working on securing a police escort in the Washington, D.C. area.
There will be a Mass at the Old Post Chapel prior to the burial.
The cost of the trip is $40.
The bus leaves from the hall, located at 527 Valley Brook Avenue, around 8:30 a.m. July 27.
Everyone will be asked to meet around 7:45 a.m.
MORE INFO: (201) 939-3080.
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