Hometown Heroes

Ken Campbell: The Old Man at 23

  • Vietnam veteran Ken Campbell joined the Air Force in 1966 and served as a jet engine mechanic for six years.
    Vietnam veteran Ken Campbell joined the Air Force in 1966 and served as a jet engine mechanic for six years.
  • Vietnam Air Force veteran Ken Campbell is shown in this “make your momma cry photo” following his graduation from boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
    Vietnam Air Force veteran Ken Campbell is shown in this “make your momma cry photo” following his graduation from boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
  • Vietnam Air Force veteran Ken Campbell is shown in the middle, amongst comrades, following graduation for his specialty advanced combat training in Illinois.
    Vietnam Air Force veteran Ken Campbell is shown in the middle, amongst comrades, following graduation for his specialty advanced combat training in Illinois.
  • Air Force veteran Ken Campbell stops for a picture on his last day in Vietnam.
    Air Force veteran Ken Campbell stops for a picture on his last day in Vietnam.
  • Vietnam veteran Ken Campbell prepares for guard duty in Vietnam where he served a full year.
    Vietnam veteran Ken Campbell prepares for guard duty in Vietnam where he served a full year.
    By Mollie Allen mollie@thenewsobserver.com “Anybody always remembers the first time when your base is hit, a combat situation, which always stands out,” Ken Campbell, a Viet...

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