Navy Airman Brandon G. Roldan, a 2001...

Navy Airman Brandon G. Roldan, a 2001 graduate of Costa Mesa High

School was recently assigned to a mission in the Caribbean aboard the

amphibious assault ship Saipan. Roldan and his shipmates will are

slated to be part of “New Horizons,” which the Navy described as a

humanitarian assistance exercise in Haiti. During the two-month

mission, the Navy is scheduled to help rebuild schools and wells and

give medical aid to victims of Hurricane Jeanne. Roldan joined the

Navy in August 2001. ... Yacht technician Dave Martinez was the first

member named to Bayport Yacht’s Compass Club. The Newport Beach yacht

dealership created the Compass Club Award to honor employees’

customer service. Martinez has worked for Bayport Yachts since 2001

and is a graduate of the Carver Service School.

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