Mehrdad Moarefian, son of Huntington Beach...

Mehrdad Moarefian, son of Huntington Beach residents Zahra and

Mohsen Moarefian, has completed basic training for the U.S. Marine

Corps in San Diego Adam E. Nickel, son of Huntington Beach resident

Tina Nickel, has completed basic training for the U.S. Marine Corps

in San Diego. ... Randall L. Horner, brother of Huntington Beach

resident Derek J. Horner, is on a six-month deployment, assigned to

the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C. ...

Marine Cpl. Conrad B. Griego III, son of Angela K. Clitherow of

Huntington Beach, completed a monthlong operation in Kosovo while

assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Indian Ocean

and Arabian Sea Area. ... Army Reserve Pvt. Thai D. Tran, son of Tho

T. Pham of Huntington Beach, has graduated from basic infantry

training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. ... Mark P. Takla, son of

Huntington Beach residents Patricia and Fikri Takla, has reported for

duty at Officer Indoctrination School, Naval Education and Training

Center, Newport R.I. ... UC Santa Barbara’s fall 2002 Dean’s Honors

List included Huntington Beach residents Kate Elizabeth Andruss,

Laura Elizabeth Aydelotte, Kristy Jennifer Burnett, Lauren Jean

Ching, Kate Allison Grabel, Christian Alan Green, Karen Lyn Hulen,

Daniel Jeremy LeFranc, Chelsea Anne Lindman, Grace Wendy Liu, Shaun

D. Pennington, Lindsay Marie Ratowsky, Joseph Anthony Totaro, Dang

Minh Vu, Stephanie Meta Wahl and Turi Jocelyn Wilson.

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