Nine names added to VAFB's Korean War Memorial

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Augie Ortiz, Santa Barbara Monumental Company certified memorialist, works on adding new names at the 40th Infantry Division Korean War Memorial here Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The 40th lost nearly 400 soldiers in a year during the Korean War. To honor the fallen, names are etched into bricks at the memorial yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Yvonne Morales)

Nine names added to VAFB's Korean War Memorial

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –Augie Ortiz, Santa Barbara Monumental Company certified memorialist, wipes the residue from the new names on marble bricks at the 40th Infantry Division Korean War Memorial here Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The 40th lost nearly 400 soldiers in a year during the Korean War. To honor the fallen, names are etched into bricks at the memorial yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Nine names added to VAFB's Korean War Memorial

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –Augie Ortiz, Santa Barbara Monumental Company certified memorialist, shellacks names into marble bricks at the 40th Infantry Division Korean War Memorial here Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The 40th lost nearly 400 soldiers in a year during the Korean War. To honor the fallen, names are etched into bricks at the memorial yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Nine names added to VAFB's Korean War Memorial

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –Augie Ortiz, Santa Barbara Monumental Company certified memorialist, sandblasts names into marble bricks at the 40th Infantry Division Korean War Memorial here Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. The 40th lost nearly 400 soldiers in a year during the Korean War. To honor the fallen, names are etched into bricks at the memorial yearly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Freedom Memorial dedicated to Vandenberg

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Col. Brent McArthur, 30th Space Wing vice commander, speaks during the Vandenberg Air Force Base Monument Dedication here Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. The event included keynote speeches from prominent members of the community, base Honor Guard flag presentation, and the unveiling of the VAFB Monument. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)

Freedom Memorial dedicated to Vandenberg

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The 30th Space Wing Vandenberg Air Force Base Monument was unveiled Friday morning here, Dec. 7, 2012. The Vandenberg Monument was the 11th annual Freedom Memorial dedication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lael Huss)