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Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) Jacob L. Hollingsworth, USS Bonhomme Richard Public Affairs
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)(BHR) visited students at Gerald R. Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, Calif., March 7 as part of the Triangular Adoption Program.
The program was developed by former Indian Wells Mayor Walter McIntyre in 1999, allowing the city to adopt BHR and, in turn, the ship to adopt the school. During the crew's regular visits, they mentor students in math, history, geography, social studies, and the arts.
The third element of the program is the city's recognition of BHR's Sailors...