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Ed Johnson Earns Marine of the Year Honor
One of the founders of the Pease Greeters, Johnson was recently named Marine of the Year for the New England Division.
Last year, Johnson was named New Hampshire Marine of the Year.
Frank Diekmann, commandant of the Department of New Hampshire Marine Detachments, said Johnson was chosen from nominations submitted by each of the New England Marine detachments.
"I go out to all the detachments, comprising about 500 member Marines," Diekmann said. "Members can be active-duty Marine Corps League or have an honorable discharge. We also have associate members from other branches of the military that meet the same criteria."
Nominations are made based on service to the Marine Corps League and service for the betterment of the community.
"From that, a committee reviews the nominations, and they select the person," Diekmann said. "Ed Johnson is very much involved with the Pease Greeters, but also has been involved with funeral and memorial services for veterans.
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President Bush, standing next to N.H. Sen. John Sununu, right, holds an autographed
shirt presented to him Monday in the Oval Office by members of the Pease Greeters organization. From left are Chuck Cove (Vietnam War Veteran) of York Beach, Maine; Edmund Johnson (Korean War Veteran) of Dover; Charles Nichols (World War II veteran) of Eliot, Maine; President Bush; Sen. Sununu; Hank Page (Korean War Veteran) of Dover; Al Weston (Honorary Marine) of New Castle; and Bill Hopper (Marine Corps Veteran) of Rochester.