An soldier who grew up in the Vancouver, Washington area died after injuries he suffered in a Humvee accident in Baghdad.

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Jeremiah Johnson with his wife Gayle and their two children.

Jeremiah Johnson, 23, died Friday morning at the U.S. Army hospital in Germany, according to his mother Elizabeth johnson.

Johnson was part of the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parchute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Alaska.

Johnson suffered traumatic brain injuries after the humvee in which he was riding rolled into a canal, trapping Johnson inside and under water for as long as ten minutes, according to Senior Paster Lee Erickson of the Salmon Creek Four Square Church.

Erickson is close friends with with the Johnson family and speaks with Jeremiah’s father, Dave, every other day.

Dave and Elizabeth Johnson live in the Vancouver area but flew to Germany to be with their son as soon as the crash happened.

 BACKGROUND: Vancouver soldier injured in Iraq

Jeremiah is married to Gayle Johnson, and the couple have two children, ages 2 and 4. They met at the Salmon Creek Four Square Church.

Prayers and remembrances were being sent to the Caring Bridge Web site.

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