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Show t B2 LIFETIMES Nov. 8. 1991 H.lhop Times Role model says military his to success important A by Rudi Williams American Forces Information Service rancher, trainer of champion quarter horses, teacher and jewelry designer, Campbell said Congress is dominated by lawyers, but that never bothered him. "I didn't run as part of the establishment. I ran because the establishment needs changing," he said. "Not being trained as a lawyer and being a high school dropout never hurt me," he said. "I received my general equivalency diploma while I was in the award-winnin- When young American Indian servicemembers are looking for a role model, perhaps they should look to Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Campbell overcame adversity to become the only American Indian currently serving in Congress. His father, Albert Campbell, a Cheyenne Indian World War I veteran, was a chronic alcoholic; his mot, her, Mary, a Portuguese immigrant, suffered from tuberculosis. Mom and Pop Campbell met in a hospital and were married after their release. They soon had two children. Pop Campbell started drinking again. Tuberculosis flared up again in Mom Campbell, and she was hospitalized. Son Campbell was put in St. Patrick's Orphanage in Sacramento, Calif., and spent three years there. Later, he and his sister spent time at an orphanage run by the hospital where their mother was being treated in San Francisco. "We could see our mother through a glass window, but we couldn't touch her," said Campbell. When Campbell reached high school, he couldn't cope. He dropped out, joined the Air Force in 1951 and became a security policeman. It was the best thing that ever happened to him and one of the wisest decisions he ever made, he said. The military started him up the proverbial ladder of success. Now, Ben Nighthorse Campbell is a Democrat representing Colorado's Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He serves on the House Committees on Agriculture and Interior and Insular Affairs. From 1983 to 1986, he served in Colorado's state legislature, the second Indian elected. ld g service." He drove a truck after leaving the Air Force in 1953 to help pay his college tuition at San Jose State University in California, where he received a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1957. Campbell touts the GI Bill as his principal benefactor. "If it hadn't been for the GI Bill, I might not have gotten through school might not be where I am today," said Campbell. "The military is way ahead of the rest of the nation in terms of equal opportunity for Indians for all minorities," he said. "Indians are very patriotic. There were many Indians in the Persian Gulf war. Indians join the services in droves, partly because they come from areas that have between 50 and 90 percent unemployment. "Military service gives them a chance to get a paycheck, learn a job skill and get away from a bad environment," he said. "The military has given them all of those options, as well as the GI Bill and other have on the outside. I recommend joining the military. A lot of kids 18, 19 years old are halfway in trouble and not sure of what they want to do or be. Joining the military gives them a chance to focus on their future. "It's probably the first time some of these kids ever had a normal roof over their heads, three squares (meals) a day and a chance to be responsible for something," he said. "That's good, because a lot of them have no discipline." Editor's note: November has beeen designated at American Indian Heritage Month. HiUAFB will recognize the month with a luncheon at the NCO club Nov. 20. Tickets for the luncheon are available by calling Jacque Laursen, Ext. 52351, or Jolene Arave, Ext, 76808. Barbara Crosby, Ext. 75568, is benefits. 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