Johnson, Timothy Lamar

Timothy Lamar Johnson was a 24-year-old soldier from the small town of Randolph, in western New York state. He served as an active-duty Specialist in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company F, 4th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, based out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

On September 16, 2010, Johnson was killed in Kandahar province, a major insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident, such as whether it involved an improvised explosive device, small-arms fire, or an indirect fire attack, were not publicly released in initial casualty reports.

Johnson's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2010, the conflict was in its ninth year, and a surge of U.S. forces had been deployed to the country, with a focus on securing population centers like Kandahar. The period was marked by intense counterinsurgency operations and high levels of violence.

The Army announced Johnson's death in a press release several days after the incident. He was one of at least seven U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during that week in September 2010. His remains were returned to the United States, and he was buried in his hometown.

Johnson is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on local monuments in New York. His name is included on the Randolph Veterans Memorial.

SPC Johnson was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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