Honoring those who served

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Harry Campbell
 
 
By Ben Valencia
Steel Country Bee Editor
 
He started small and worked his way to the top, and he did so with very little formal training. 
As a 17 year-old, Harry Campbell joined the OKlahoma National Guard in 1957. 
He dropped out of school where he lived in Moore, Okla.
"It was definitley an educational experience," Mr. Campbell said. "I went to airborne radar school and flunked out."
When his family later moved to Winnsboro, Texas in 1959, Mr. Campbell resigned from the Oklahoma National Guard. 
However, due to an eight year commitment, he had to sign up for another service within three months. 
"We had a total of eight years commitmment of either active duty or reserve," Mr. Campbell said. "I elected to join the army and volunteered for the airborne infantry."
There, his first assignment was to an infantry reconnaissance platoon, which was a parent organization of the 503rd airborne battle group at Ft. Brag. 
"It was reassigned to Okinawa, where I spent the rest of my three-year tour on active duty. I later got our for 10 months." Mr. Campbell said. 
On his 10 month leave, Mr. Campbell worked as a ranch hand in East Texas, and later decided that the military had more to offer him. 
 
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