JOHNSON FROM SEASIDE, DIES IN IRAQ vs

A MONTEREY COUNTY MAN WAS ONE OF THE 22 PEOPLE KILLED IN MONDAY'S SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK IN IRAQ. 23-YEAR-OLD STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT JOHNSON, OF SEASIDE, IS THE FIRST PENINSULA RESIDENT TO DIE IN IRAQ. HE HAD BEEN THERE FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS. PREVIOUSLY JOHNSON SERVED ANOTHER TOUR OF DUTY IN KOREA. JOHNSON GRADUATED FROM SEASIDE HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. HIS MOTHER MINA SHROCK SAID HER SON KNEW THE VALUE OF FREEDOM AND WAS WILLING TO FIGHT AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY TO KEEP IT.