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Key moments and achievements from Noel Campbell's life.
Noel was born
· Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
Education
Noel Campbell graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business in 1965, having spent his third year of college at the National University of Mexico where he learned fluent Spanish.
Education
Noel Campbell graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business in 1965, having spent his third year of college at the National University of Mexico where he learned fluent Spanish.
Career
A year after graduation, during the height of the Vietnam War, Campbell volunteered for Naval Flight Training. He spent a year in the Mekong Delta providing flight support for Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, and PBR Riverine Forces.
Career
A year after graduation, during the height of the Vietnam War, Campbell volunteered for Naval Flight Training. He spent a year in the Mekong Delta providing flight support for Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, and PBR Riverine Forces.
Career
Campbell spent 27 years as a Special Agent and Pilot with the U.S. Customs Service working in drug interdiction along the Mexican border, cooperating with the Border Patrol, ATF, and the Department of Immigration across Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California.
Career
Campbell spent 27 years as a Special Agent and Pilot with the U.S. Customs Service working in drug interdiction along the Mexican border, cooperating with the Border Patrol, ATF, and the Department of Immigration across Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and California.
Career
During his Customs Service career, Campbell served at the Pentagon as the Customs Liaison in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coordinating drug interdiction efforts at the highest levels of the American military.
Career
During his Customs Service career, Campbell served at the Pentagon as the Customs Liaison in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, coordinating drug interdiction efforts at the highest levels of the American military.
Achievement
Noel Campbell retired from the Naval Reserves in 1991 as a Commander, capping a distinguished military career that began with combat flight operations in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.
Achievement
Noel Campbell retired from the Naval Reserves in 1991 as a Commander, capping a distinguished military career that began with combat flight operations in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.
Career
In 1999, Campbell began a new chapter fighting forest fires as a tanker pilot, air attack pilot, and helicopter pilot for the U.S. Forest Service, applying his extensive aviation skills to protecting Americas forests.
Career
In 1999, Campbell began a new chapter fighting forest fires as a tanker pilot, air attack pilot, and helicopter pilot for the U.S. Forest Service, applying his extensive aviation skills to protecting Americas forests.
Career
Campbell served three terms in the Arizona House representing Legislative District 1 from 2015 to 2021, chairing the House Transportation Committee and earning respect for his practical approach and steady leadership.
Career
Campbell served three terms in the Arizona House representing Legislative District 1 from 2015 to 2021, chairing the House Transportation Committee and earning respect for his practical approach and steady leadership.
Noel Campbell passed away
