It took a lot of planning between school staff and the family of Lt. Col Jean-Paul (JP) Plamondon to keep the news of his battalion’s arrival home on Monday a secret from his seven-and-a-half ...

Jean-Paul Plamondon has been in the Middle East since last February and the 7-year-old couldn’t hold back her tears of joy. Natalie read her favorite book, “Hero Dad,” at a school assembly.