A student with Bonsall West Elementary School gives the opening remarks and introduces Marine Col. Daniel Whitley, left, the commanding officer of Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, during the Bonsall Unified School District Purple Star designation ceremony at Bonsall West Elementary School in Oceanside, California, April 5, 2022. The school district earned the Purple Star award for their excellence in serving military-connected students. Whitley is a native of Massapequa, New York.

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