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In the post-9-11 world, Iraq and Afghanistan have become the primary fronts in the United States’ War on Terror. At the end of 2009, more than 100,000 U.S. troops were serving in Iraq, and although that number is supposed to decline this year, President Barack Obama has pledged not to make a hasty exit from Iraq. At the same time, he doubled the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan in 2009 and ordered a further increase in the coming year to nearly 100,000 by summer.
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| WHO: |
Donovan Campbell, the author of “Joker One: A Marine Platoon’s Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood.”
Campbell is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School who decided that, rather than pursue a lucrative career right out of college, he wanted to join the Marines and lead men in battle. He served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, and received a Bronze Star for valor.
Campbell is a devout Christian and tried to copy Christ’s model for servant leadership as commander of a platoon.
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| WHEN: |
Live And Pre-Taped Interviews:
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Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2-6 p.m. CT
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 6-10 a.m. CT
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Additional Time Slots:
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By appointment |
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| WHERE: |
Via phone from Dallas
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| QUOTE: |
“Despite the anguish, and the self-doubt, and all the questions, I wasn’t ready to give up on God just yet.”
— Donovan Campbell, writing in “Joker One,” after one of his Marines was killed
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| NOTE: |
To schedule an interview with Donovan Campbell, contact Steve Yount or Dache Johnson at [email protected] / [email protected] or 972-267-1111.
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