The Annual Military Appreciation Dinner honors military personnel and their families in Ventura County. This year's theme is "Our Military, Saluting the Past and Shaping the Future." Keynote speaker is Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long.

Awardees are:

• CI Air National Guard - Technical Sergeant John S. Meyers
• US Air Force - Technical Sergeant Vickram J. Rajpaul
• US Marine Corps - Sergeant Geoffrey Petit
• US Navy - Petty Officer First Class Leonardo D. Calderon
• US Army - Staff Sergeant Donald G. Davis
• US Coast Guard - Boatswains Mate Second Class Matthew V. Marler
• US Navy - Construction Electrician First Class (Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist) William L. Cappel
• US Navy - Naval Aircrewman First Class (Aviation Warfare) Danny Ledesma
• US Navy - Builder Second Class (Seabee Combat Warfare) Adam D. Kortmeyer
• US Navy - Construction Mechanic First Class (Seabee Combat Warfare) William E. Barbieri

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