Veteran Memorial
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.- Col. Lavanson C. Coffey III, 30th Launch Group commander, provides ceremonial remarks at an event honoring Santa Maria’s 97 fallen heroes held at the Freedom Monument Veterans Memorial at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center in Santa Maria, Dec. 7, 2011. The memorial honors heroes whom fought in World War II, The Korean War, The Vietnam War and the War on Terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Scottie T. McCord)