By Jeremy P. Amick Though many decades have passed since Corporal John Allen Campbell lost his life while serving with the Marine Corps in Vietnam, memories of his lighthearted and sociable personality resonate clearly in the thoughts and musings of his friends and siblings. “Johnny and I spent countless hours together while growing up … we were inseparable,” said Dennis Jungmeyer, who graduated from Russellville High School (Mo.) with Campbell. “He was really one of a kind, a happy-go-lucky kind of guy.” Jungmeyer also said that his friend occasionally enjoyed some good-natured mischievousness, stating, “We did things that would get us in a little trouble, but when you look back on it … well, it was all for fun and created some good memories.” Born December 24, 1946, Campbell grew up on a farm just outside of Russellville, Mo., and was the third oldest among eleven siblings, which included three brothers and seven sisters. Campbell’s younger sister, Jean Klindt, also acknowledged her brother’s distinctive ability to “joke around and make people laugh,” adding, he attempted to enlist in the Army after graduating high school in 1964, but was rejected due to a heart murmur. However, the Marine Corps later decided they could use his services when drafting him in 1966 during the heart of the Vietnam War. “I remember when Johnny was drafted; he took it rather well,” Jungmeyer said. “But I do remember him saying that he didn’t even know where Vietnam was or why he was going. Back
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