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Taps, Present Arms
Raymond
E. Campbell
Sergeant First Class Raymond
E. Campbell, USA Retired, passed on November 7, 2001, in Wilmington,
North Carolina.
Ray earned the U. S. Army
Distinguished Rifleman Badge, the Combat
Infantryman Badge, and was decorated soldier. He will be
remembered as a feisty individual and great competitor.
Ray shot on numerous winning
teams from 1958 to 1968 while assigned to USAMTU and USAREUR. He was
a firing member of the winning National Trophy Team at the Nationals
in 1962 and 1963. He also won the Pershing Trophy and Leech Cup in 1963.
Upon retirement from the Army,
he was a JROTC instructor and worked for General Electric.
Additionally, he umpired baseball, softball, and volleyball games for
30 years.
In May 2000, Ray proved his
mettle once more. An armed robber attempted to hold up a Wachovia
Bank in Wilmington while Ray was inside on business. Ray took
on the thug and disarmed him. The robber was later sentenced to prison.
Ray will be sorely missed by
those who competed and served with him. Our association and our
nation mourns the loss of a great American and soldier. |
