Col. Gordon Johnson | Generations of Heroes

War in Afghanistan

Meet Col. Gordon Johnson. He served in Afghanistan.  Interview by Anne Baudette from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC.

Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South Carolina educators and students a chance to document the living memories of heroes and civilians who have served the United States from World War II to today’s soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Standards

• 5-6 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the political, social, economic, and environmental challenges faced by the United States during the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union to the present.
  • Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1992 and the advent of the computer age, the world has become more globally interdependent. To understand the world today and his or her role as an informed participatory citizen, the student will utilize t...
    • 5-6.3 Explain the impact of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the home-front responses to terrorism.
• 7-6 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the significant political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and cultural changes as well as the advancements that have taken place throughout the world from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the present day.
  • Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the world’s attention no longer focuses on the tension between superpowers. Although problems rooted in the Middle East have captured the world’s attention more consistently than the majority of ...
    • 7-6.3 Explain the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf War, the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.