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Susan Lawson of Soldiers' Angels give tips on what goods to ship to deployed service members and Patch offers organizations that help in the process.

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.
Susan Lawson of Soldiers' Angels give tips on what goods to ship to deployed service members and Patch offers organizations that help in the process.

Susan Lawson of Soldiers' Angels give tips on what goods to ship to deployed service members and Patch offers organizations that help in the process.
“A Thank you to Our Troops” features real military reunions including one caught on Camp Pendleton by Patch editor Daniel Woolfolk.
Veterans Association of North County celebrated Veterans Day Sunday.
Elliott Fabrizio, of The Pentagon Channel, offers the top 10 most popular freebies for Veterans Day Weekend.
Susan Lawson of Soldiers' Angels give tips on what goods to ship to deployed service members and Patch offers organizations that help in the process.
Senior Pastor Larry Manley shares his experiences in the Navy.
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The celebration for the famed surfboard shaper will begin 10 a.m. Saturday at Oceanside's Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater.
The San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced that after a thorough review of the case, it would not be filing charges against Tito Pimentel Callanta of the Tri-City Area.
Police seek information related to the arrest of Tito Pimental Callanta.
Esther Sanchez and Jack Feller will retain their City Council seats.
An elderly North County man was arrested Saturday and is accused of using two small dogs to lure children to his Tri-City area home.
Artist Robert Cording is touching up the 2005 mural and is applying a protective coat.
Someone aboard the boat radioed for help about 2:40 p.m. from about 2,000 yards offshore.
A representative from Columbia University will conduct interviews Monday for the Leadership Scholar Program.
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