Thunder Run war memoir captures family and valor in Iraq
The piece centers on Jeff McFarland and his Bronze Star winning tour in Iraq as his family, especially mother Pam, reflects on his 2005 wedding plans to Savannah’s April Fendley. It highlights the book’s intimate depictions, the emotional toll, and McFarland’s wish to move on while Iraq remains in the news.
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McFarland
April Fendley
Savannah
Pam McFarland
Jeff
Pam
Iraq
Jeff McFarland
Liberty native Capt McFarland in Thunder Run chronicle
Liberty resident Captain Jeff McFarland, a West Point graduate and Liberty Township native, features in David Zuchhino’s Thunder Run The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad. The 352 page account follows his Spartan Brigade platoon during the Iraq invasion, detailing training, discipline, and dramatic palace tour scenes amid the fall of Baghdad.
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Carrie Cochran
Cox
Jeff McFarland
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
McFarland
Third Infantry
Liberty Township
Los Angeles Times
David Zuchhino
Spartan Brigade
West Point
Boundaries in the home guide teens and parental support groups
The article discusses enforcing consequences to teach self-regulation in children. It quotes Tara Isaac on curfews and chores, cites experts like Doris Bergen and Shelly Whelp on consistency and communication, and highlights Catholic Social Services parent education classes in Hamilton and Middletown with a July 12 session for parents of school-age children. It notes the role of shared boundaries with other parents and the impact of media on parenting.
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Butler County Children Services Board
Butler County
Family and Children First Council
Butler County Safe Kids Safe Communities Coalition
Catholic Social Services
Family Resource Centers
Hamilton
Middletown
Oxford
Ohio State University Extension Office
Family & Consumer Sciences
Fairfield High School
Tara Isaac
Isaac
Doris Bergen
Miami University
Shelly Whelp
Whelp
Bergen
Lewis
Middie Way aims to teach respect across activities
BJ Payne explains Middie Way as a program to impress upon students in soccer band marching Purple Pizzazz show choir the importance of courtesy and self respect. Lebo notes committee goals that athletes wearing Middie uniforms are ambassadors for their high school and uphold rules and attitudes.
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BJ Payne
Middie Way
Lebo
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Fort Benning
United States
Zuchhino
Hamilton High School
David
ASR
Carlise
Yankwe
Middieve
Middletown Termite & Pest Control, Inc
Dave Smith
John Martin
Matt Daniels
Williams Pest Control
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