As Memorial Day observances took place across the Triangle on Monday, a retired U.S. Army colonel and community advocate reflected on the importance of honoring service members who died serving the country.
Larry Campbell served in the Army for 30 years from 1974 to 2004, including overseas deployments and a four-year assignment at the Pentagon. He now works with at-risk behaviors in Durham through the Thomas Mentor Leadership Academy.
Campbell said Memorial Day is both a personal and collective moment of remembrance, particularly for the friends he lost while working at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks…