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But the Air Force had other plans early in their mar- riage.
“Moral of that story is, don’t take a chance,” he said. “Two months after we were married, I got my orders for Korea. She came back to Cali- fornia to her parents.”
In the meantime, Johnson flew from Texas to Travis Air Force Base in California. Then it was on to Tachikawa AFB in Japan before heading to Seoul, South Korea.
Johnson served as a pro- vost sergeant with the Spe- cial Category Army With Air Force (SACRWAF) Corps of Engineers at a base near Pu- song, Korea. the base was in a sparcely-populated area outside the city in a farming region featuring mostly rice fields. The battalion at the base supplied communica- tions for the area, and Johnson helped provide a police force during this post-war period.
Johnson later was trans- ferred down the coast of the Yellow Sea to Humphries Army Base, which included Marine and Air Force units and worked with tactical air command fighters. He rotated shifts patrolling the perimeter, covered by Korean guards with K-9 dogs.
After his Korean service, Johnson went to Japan and then returned to Travis AFB where he finished his four years.
“Then I took my GI Bill,” he said. “I went to San Fran- cisco State, got my BA de- gree and teaching credential.” Johnson later earned a mas- ter’s degree from the Univer- sity of Kansas.
The Johnsons have two children. Son Eric, 55, lives in Oregon while daughter Ju- lia, 54, lives in Reedley and teaches at Washington Inter-
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tial and professional/technical/employees. This includes a revision of recognized job titles, a reduction in the number of hours an employee must have in their accrued vacation balance, a cost-of-living adjust- ment to annual stipends and an increase
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Renee Craig-Marius, left, Reedley College’s vice president of stu- dent services, presented departing President Sandra Caldwell with a signed photo of college staff members.
mediate School in Dinuba. They have five grandchildren, three granddaughters and two grandsons.
Johnson’s oldest grand- daughter, 21-year-old Roxanne Johnson, served as his guardian during the Honor Flight trip.
“I think she was probably the youngest one there,” he said of Roxanne. “The guard- ians got an awful lot out of the trip, particularly the younger ones who went.”
Johnson said that Arling- ton National Cemetery was the most memorable site vis- ited by the Honor Flight vet- erans.
“I think the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is probably one of the most spectacular things to see. At least for the veterans,” he said.
The other highlights for Johnson were arriving in Bal- timore, Md. and then the re-
Central Valley Honor Flight / Photos Contributed
turn arrival to Fresno.
“In Baltimore, there were
school groups that met us,” he said. “They were very pleas- ant youngsters, most of them junior high kids.”
But what he called the “tremendous” reception after returning to Fresno really im- pressed him.
“I couldn’t believe the number of people that turned out. People felt a sense of deep appreciation.”
ABOVE: The Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C. featured an exhibit with statues of infantry members. Reedley’s Arthur Johnson served as a provost sergeant with the SCAR- WAF (Special Category Army With Air Force) Corps of Engineers at a base near Pusong, Korea in 1955.
LEFT: Arthur Johnson stood with his granddaughter, Roxanne Johnson,
at the Korean War Memorial in Wash- ington, D.C. on April 10. Roxanne was Arthur’s guardian for the trip. At 21, she was one of the youngest guard- ians on the three-day trip.
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“We have been so fortu- nate for the last five years to have Sandra Caldwell as the leader here,” Berry said. “She has taken the college in a wonderful direction. She will be missed, and we will not forget her because she is everywhere we look. She has done so much for this college.”
Ron Nishinaka, SCCCD trustee and former long-
time instructor at the col- lege, said Caldwell led what he called “the greatest five years in Reedley College history.”
“Her work in elevat- ing us to be the number two community college in the state – and all the other work she’s done for us — is a big reason,” he said. “We’re very sorry to see her leave. But she has an all-star faculty and a staff here to continue the work that she started.”
House fire on June 19
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On June 19, flames burned in a house at 215 N. Justine Ave. The blaze started from unknown causes at about 12:45 p.m. at an abandoned shed, left, next door at 181 N. Justine and spread to the occupied house. Six people, including four children, lived at the house and all escaped without injury. Three Reedley fire units responded with backup from Fresno County, Orange Cove and Dinuba. More details on the fire will be in the June 28 issue of The Exponent.
in available group term life insurance. Fast explained her opposition to the vehicle impact fee funding. She said she didn’t feel comfortable with that type of
expenditure.
“I know that we’ve gotten funds for
repairs of maintenance of roads and streets, and we’ve gotten extra money this year,” she said “I think it would be-
hoove us to look at how maybe we can make that fund whole again and use the regular street and roads money that we receive from different organizations — rather than self-taxing ourselves.”
For the second straight year, the city’s budget includes a $50,000 subsidy to the Greater Reedley Chamber of Commerce to assist in its operation.
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