The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce held a plaque dedication ceremony for a fallen Airman from Vandenberg Air Force Base at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center here at 10 a.m. Dec. 7.
Hundreds of people from the local communities attended the dedication ceremony to honor Senior Airman Daniel Johnson, a 30th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, who was killed in the line of duty in Hendu Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Oct. 5, 2010.
“Words can’t adequately describe the loss felt by the men and women of Vandenberg or those of you throughout the Central Coast,” said Col. Richard Boltz, 30th Space Wing commander. “Dan was truly an integral part of both our communities.”
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