Santa Maria Valley veterans who gave their lives during the War on Terrorism included Gerardo Chavez of the US Army, who died on 5-15-02 at 18 years old; Joseph J. Heredia of the US Marines, who died on 11-20-04 at 22 years old; Joseph Menusa of the US Marines, who died on 3-27-03 at 33 years old; Garrywesley Tan Rimes of the US Marines, who died on 4-1-05 at 30 years old; Shawn E. Dressler of the US Army, who died on 6-02-07 at 22 years old; Kenneth C. Alvarez of the U.S. Army, who died on 8-23-13 at 23 years old; and Daniel J. Johnson of the US Air Force, who died on 10-05-10 at 23 years old.