(top) Jeannette Garcia, Mother of Major Ricardo A. Crocker, speaks during the 'Ricardo A. Crocker Memorial Highway Sign' dedication ceremony at the Santa Monica Police Activities League Center on Friday, March 7, 2008. The memorial highway sign has been placed on the Santa Monica Freeway. Maria Crocker (left), Major Crocker's sister, and SMPD Chief Timothy J. Jackman (right) also spoke during the ceremony. (above) The Third Civil Affairs Group of the United States Marine Corps (Crocker Unit) pose for a portrait with Jeannette Garcia (Maj. Crocker's mother) during the dedication ceremony. Major Ricardo A. Crocker, 39, of Mission Viejo, Calif., died from a rocket propelled grenade explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq on May 26, 2005. Major Ricardo was a Santa Monica Police Officer from 1995-2005 and in the United State Marine Corps from 1989-2005.