California’s War Dead

    Shawn E. Dressler

    Shawn E. Dressler, 22

    Army, Sergeant
    Baghdad, Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Santa Maria
    We have a video of it, and you can see us both trying hard not to laugh. We didn't understand a word he said. We just stood there nodding our heads.
    — Amanda Dressler, on marrying her husband in Denmark

    Dressler was an avid outdoorsman. He loved the History Channel and had been talking about becoming a teacher.
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