SO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell was one of thirty service members who died in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 6, 2011. He enlisted in November 1996, and earned numerous decorations, including the Bronze Star With Valor. He is survived by his wife, Angelina, his daughter, Samantha, his parents Larry and Diane, his brother, Le, and his sister, Cindy.

“In his will, it said if anything happened to him in combat, that we wouldn’t focus on his loss. He wanted to focus on wounded warriors.” – Larry Campbell, via WREG3 Memphis

The Travis Manion Foundation honored SO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell with 30 other Fallen Heroes through our Character Does Matter program at the Westover School in Middlebury, CT, on Jan. 18, 2013.