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Gil Ledesma of San Dimas was named the first sales manager for JMG

Security Systems, which is headquartered in Fountain Valley ... Navy

Seaman recruit Keith M. Murphy received the United States Organization

Award after completing his basic training in Great Lakes, Ill. The award

is presented to recruits who best exemplify the spirit and intent of

being a true shipmate. A 1998 graduate of Edison High School, Murphy is

the son of Therese A. Murphy of Huntington Beach. Through the basic

training, Murphy learned seamanship, close-order drill, naval history and

first aid ... Navy Seaman recruit Patrick D. Metzger completed his basic

training at Great Lakes Naval Station in Great Lakes, Ill. He also

received the United States Organization Award, an honor given to recruits

who show a true understanding of being a seaman. Son of Patrick J.

Metzger of Huntington Beach, Metzger graduated from Edison High School

last year ... Army Reserve Pvt. Minh Vu graduated from the water

treatment specialist course at Fort Lee in Petersburg, Va. Vu was

instructed to assist in water reconnaissance, site preparation and the

setup of a water treatment activity. He and his colleagues learned to

operate and maintain water treatment equipment; receive, issue and store

portable water; and perform water quality analysis testing and

verification. Vu is the son of Chat T. Vu and Tan T. Hoang of Fountain

Valley. He is a 1998 graduate of Marina High School ... Army Spec. Allen

G. Duran is one of about 2,900 soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain

Division (Light Infantry) at Fort Drum in Watertown, N.Y. He was recently

deployed to Bosnia. Duran’s wife, Tonya, is the daughter of Gary R. and

Mary E. Briggs of Huntington Beach ... The Uniloc Co. of Huntington Beach

hired a new director of corporate communications, Les Goldberg of Santa

Ana ... After six weeks of training in Texas, Air Force Airman Erwan De

Quillien of Huntington Beach has graduated from his basic training. The

1999 Edison High School graduate is the son of Jacques and Olga De

Quillien of Huntington Beach ... Rebecca Yael Schorr of Fountain Valley

was named assistant rabbi at Temple Israel of Long Beach. The 1989

Fountain Valley High School graduate is the daughter of Rabbi Stephen and

Robin Einstein of Fountain Valley. Schorr is also a vocal music graduate

from Ithaca College and a Hebrew letters graduate from the Hebrew Union

College-Jewish Institute of Religion ... Zachary Shane Einstein has been

named Outstanding Actor-Year Four at the Orange County High School of the

Arts. The 1999 Los Alamitos High School graduate is attending Muhlenberg

College in Allentown, Pa., as a theater and voice student. Einstein is

the son of Rabbi Stephen and Robin Einstein of Fountain Valley ... Air

Force Airman Jennifer Yost of Huntington Beach has graduated from basic

training in San Antonio, Texas. Yost is the daughter of Nancy J. Yost of

Huntington Beach. She is a 1999 graduate of Marina High School ...