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UD prof to discuss Iraq and Vietnam wars Nov. 9 1:48 p.m., Oct. 27, 2005--Kenneth Campbell, UD associate professor of political science and international relations, will give a talk titled, "War Crimes: The Shirking of Command Responsibility in the Vietnam and Iraq Wars," from 4-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Campbell, director of UD’s international relations program, will discuss civil leadership of the U.S. military and invite audience comments and questions. The event is free and open to the public. A long-time antiwar activist and member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), Campbell was featured in the 1971 documentary Winter Soldier. He enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating high school in 1967 and served with distinction in Vietnam as an artillery forward observer from 1968-69. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy Achievement Medal and received an honorable discharge in 1970. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Campbell received his bachelor’s degree in history from Temple University in 1975. He worked as a factory quality-control inspector, a shipyard painter, a taxi driver, a bus driver and a hospital respiratory-therapy technician for eight years before he returned to Temple to pursue graduate work in political science. He earned a master’s degree in 1985 and a doctoral degree in 1989. His dissertation explored the U.S. military’s lessons in Vietnam. Article by Martin Mbugua To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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