The much anticipated event, honoring men and women in uniform, facilitated by Humanitarian and Business Moguls Maria Amor and Kevin Kaul, exploded in downtown Los Angeles, at The LA Convention Center on April 28, 2012. The event reverberated worldwide sending not only appreciation and gratitude in its wake, but also celebrated Baisakhi and Ugadi, India's New Year------various famous political, entertainment, humanitarian, and media, dignitaries, were honored and awarded, for their deeds that have benefited, not only their respective communities, and professions, but also, around the world, via a live global streaming technology.It was emceed by Jen Svejda and Sam Gandhi, and Saudia Mills, who sang The National Anthem, was graced by the likes of The Honorable Sheriff Lee Baca, Prince Frederic of Germany, Prince Donatus of Nigeria, Anand Amritraj, Actors- Said Faraj, Penny Johnson, The Fashion Couturier of The Year-Shekhar Rehate, and fellow fashion mogul, Rohini Bedi and featured performances by Maria Amor's "The Exoti-Angels, Beyondancing and Ram Tasildar: and art works---including signatures of legal documents of The Beatles and a member of, "The Wizard of Oz; and fine paintings and sculptures by artists Mkrtich Sarkisyan and Edgar Harutyuny;donations for families of fallen Sheriffs--deceased or having lost their lives in the line of duty over the last 10 years.Awardees are as follows:
Varun Gandhi- Youth Leadership Honoree
• Mr Avadesh Agarwal- Philanthropist of the year
• Dr Prem Reddy- Sponsor Of The Year
• Iron Globe Inc. – Sponsor Of The Year
• Prachin Infotech- Sponsor Of The Year
• Prince Frederic Of Germany- Hall Of Fame Honoree
• Prince Donatus Okonkwo of Nigeria- Hall of Fame Honoree
• Gul Jaisinghaniji- Hall Of Fame Honoree
• Harikrishna Majmundar- Humanitarian Award
• Vice Mayor Suja Lowethal- Leadership Award
• Assemblyman Chris Norby- Leadership Award
• Sunil Tolani- - Social Entrepreneur Of The Year
• Soodip Neogi- Entrepreneur of the Year
• Chief James Lopez- Man In Uniform Award
• Captain Merrill Ladenheim- Man in uniform
• Norby Walters- Outstanding Contribution to Hollywood & Bollywood
• Harry Sidhu- Outstanding Community Service
• Anand Amritraj- Hall Of Fame Honoree
• Manoj Padte- Excellence in International Business Relations - In absentia
• Rajendra Gupta- Global Healthcare Leader Of The Year
• Jimmy Sandhu- Sponsor Of The Year
• Rattan Joea—Sponsor Of The Year
• Jerry Velasco- Distinguished Man Of The Year
• Shekhar Rahate- Fashion Couturier Of The Year
• Elena Berman- Role Model of The Year
• Soraya Fallah- Leadership and Human Rights Award
• Lt Balasaheb Kadam ( Retd, Indian Navy)- Man In Uniform Award - In absentia
• Ramesh Mahajan- Outstanding Community Service
• Anna Darbinian- Legal Entrepreneur Of The Year
• Dara Khan- Outstanding Community Service
• Dr. Prakash Narain- Outstanding Community Service
• Andy Z. Edralin- Excellence In Photo-Journalism Award
• Guillermo Proano- Excellence In Photo-Journalism
• Tatiana Davidov- Excellence In photo Journalism
• Dionesio Grava- Excellence In Photo Journalism
• Maurice Dwayne Smith- Excellence In Journalism
The proud sponsors of the event are Iron Globe Inc, G-Energy by Vardan Darbinian, Dr. Prem Reddy, Marinello School Of Beauty, Avadesh Agarwal, Jimmy Sandhu, Exoti-Water, Jammin Production, www.printing4cheap, Law Offices of Jeffrey Jackson, www.llivestreamers.com