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ECC 4th-Graders Shave Heads to Support Friend with Cancer
"I was astonished that they did this for me. It was amazing just knowing that I have all my friends there."

Email: daniel.woolfolk@patch.com
From Nogales, AZ
I'm the local editor for Camp Pendleton Patch.
Before coming to Patch, I covered Fort Drum, N.Y. and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for the Watertown Daily Times, where I wrote a series on how the unit and the community changed after a decade of war. In 2010, I graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where I was a Pulitzer-Moore fellow while interning at Lens, the photojournalism blog of The New York Times.
My interest in military reporting comes from my own time in the Army. In 2000, I joined as a cavalry scout and deployed as a gunner to both Kosovo and Iraq. I studied German and Arabic at Arizona State University and spent summers in Germany and Egypt.
I'm a native of Nogales, Arizona y hablo Español.
"I was astonished that they did this for me. It was amazing just knowing that I have all my friends there."

Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, added the Afghanistan Campaign streamer and rededicated their streamers from previous campaigns to the regiment’s battle colors during a rededication ceremony at the Camp San Mateo helico
More than a hundred Marines, veterans and Gold Star Mothers gathered at the San Mateo Memorial Garden to join the regiment in honoring the dedication ceremony as the monumental memorial was unveiled.
Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson will replace Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey.
The measure was approved 3-1 Wednesday night.
The expanded sushi room at HapiFish operates Wednesday through Saturday.
The program helps feed students from EUSD's nine schools in Encinitas and Carlsbad.
The nonprofit has sent more than 203,000 pairs of socks overseas May 2011, founder Jim Hogan told Patch.
Summer Fun on the 101 will be held June 28 and 29 and will feature various bands playing throughout the community.
The City operates and maintains all services and facilities under a long-term lease with the State. State funds covered $1.9 million of the $4.8 million renovation.
Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, reinforced their infantry muscle by performing live fire assault training on Camp Pendleton, May 16.
Lance Cpl. Mamadou Balde's family immigrated from Guinea in 1990.
Col. Erik B. Kraft will replace Col. James W. Clark Jr.