Remember Sgt. Henry Johnson And Weep By Dave Gibson

This year would mark the 110th birthday of WWI hero Sgt.Henry Lincoln Johnson. While most Americans have never heard of this man, his story is quite possibly the most compelling soldier's story you will ever hear and one which deserves to be told over and over again.

In the wee hours of May 14, 1918, a German raiding party of at least two dozen soldiers operating in the Argonne Forest, set out to capture American soldiers. The Germans came upon a post occupied by Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts, and surprised the newly-armed Americans. Johnson was immediately wounded and Roberts was captured. Johnson then went after the German raiders, firing his Lebel rifle until it jammed, then using it to club the enemy until it broke in half.

Remember Sgt. Henry Johnson And Weep ...

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