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Soldier Forgoes Iraq For NFL, Lions Draft Caleb Campbell



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http://zennie2005.blogspot.com - In the 7th Round of the 2008 NFL Draft a huge cheer erupted from the small-compared-to-Day-One crowd and it was for a little-known cadet who also played football for Army. Caleb Campbell, who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in that last round. As that happened I talked to Dr. Bill Chackhes who gave me the details on Campbell's story. Caleb basically deferred going to Iraq as a officer after he is to graduate with the current Army class of 2008. The Army is allowing him to play in the NFL.
Everyone was enthusiastic to meet the man Bill called "The All American Boy" and this video captures that moment.


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Plus, what makes ... ( 4 months ago by whju)
Plus, what makes him so different? Why aren't the rest of his classmates allowed to refrain from going and possibly dying in Iraq? Why is he allowed to live? Because he's good at football? I'm sorry if i sound heartless ladies and gentlement, but that aint right. He signed up and committed to fighting for his country. Instead, hell play in the NFL for three years, hurt himself and open a car dealership.
dumb ass!!! ( 4 months ago by guillermoluisoquendo)
dumb ass!!!
for all yall that ... ( 4 months ago by KoRyBlUnT)
for all yall that are talking down on my boy caleb have no right you dont know the type of guy he is i went to school wit the young man and he has all the damn right in the world to do whatever he wants we have had friends go over there n not come back so for all you hatin muthafuckers heres a big texas FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mike kill yourself, ... ( 4 months ago by vonversace)
mike kill yourself, you're worthless to society.
Get paid Caleb ... ( 4 months ago by chris11212)
Get paid Caleb Campbell!!!
I am a Lion fan ... ( 4 months ago by hirofan)
I am a Lion fan from way back. I am pleased to have this young man on my team. I've heard that other special skilled students are allowed to forego their tours of duty. He's not the first. They were talking about that on NPR.
Whju your a dumbass ... ( 3 months ago by MichiganMan7384)
Whju your a dumbass, he is still serving his country he even said the army will have him work as a recurtier, whitch is still serving the army, also this does look good for the army haveing one of their own in the NFL and personal i like the new policey army has in place so seriously WHJU STFU
Fags like this is ... ( 3 months ago by einsatzdeath)
Fags like this is why the army is turning into shit. He's self-serving and doesn't belong in the military. He even says he wants to stay in as an officer, meaning someday he'll be leading combat vets who actually served, while he'd been playing a fucking game. Worthless. Pat Tillman was a remarkable story, which I guess is why the army killed him off. This "policy" isn't policy at all. Shit is fucking retarded.
unless you have ... ( 2 months ago by scottar2010)
unless you have served dont be talking about his situation, if the army is letting him do this there is probably a good reason behind it. One of the reasons he went to west point was to play football, most of their players do get recruited to play football and then serve.
I dont give a fuck ... ( 2 months ago by gomezfreedomofspeech)
I dont give a fuck about caleb campbell i dont care if he went to a team or went to iraq it was fucking annyoing hearing about him in the 6,7th round every fucking five minutes hes the fucking reason i stoped watching the 7th round
Has anyone ever ... ( 2 months ago by murtylefspd)
Has anyone ever heard of a "once in a lifetime clause"? It means if you win the lotto or have a situation deamed once in a lifetime you get out of your service... It wasn't fair that it didn't pertain to this situation before... The Army got this one right...
He says he "might" ... ( 1 month ago by yourmoment)
He says he "might" persue a career as an officer after football. He doesn't seem to be being himself. He seems to be trying too hard to say the right thing. I don't detect sincerity in his words.
wish the army would ... ( 1 month ago by chatlos)
wish the army would have let him play in the NFL. he would have done wonders.
the lions suck. ... ( 1 month ago by garand)
the lions suck. The Army doesn't. No one has sent him to Iraq. Caleb Campbell is one of the few true Americans left.
rofl you do realize ... ( 1 month ago by NarutoMan255)
rofl you do realize we went to the war in iraq under false pretenses (in other words it made cheney and bush a profit) and what does it matter if they miss out on one recruit and he still would do service just not in iraq
Sorry the Army f'd ... ( 1 month ago by domdawg9000)
Sorry the Army f'd you over Caleb. Its a joke that they would let you prepare to live your dream all summer, and then two days before training camp rip it from you. An absolute joke by the army!! After seeing the train wreck the leadership in the army has become, a total shit head move like this is about par for the course...
the lions lost a ... ( 1 month ago by bill1240)
the lions lost a draft pick in all of this too... i don't mind the decision just the timing... they should've had this figured out b4 the draft... and the new policy shouldn't have affected him siince they strung him along- just ppl in the future
naruto you sound ... ( 1 month ago by garand)
naruto you sound like a typical brain washed liberal. Military service is an honor. The man signed a contract with the Army. as far as your drizzle about false pretenses Iraq did fire at our jets. Iraq did have huge chemical weapons abilities. Iraq did have missiles retrofitted for chemical weapons. Iraq did violate atleast 72 of the agreed ceasefire. But facts don't matter just keep your head in sand and ballot marked democrat.
Hopefully this is ... ( 1 month ago by carrieann224)
Hopefully this is not the end of Campbell'ss career. I look forward for the big thngs he will do in his future with the league because as Millen said he will get his chance some where down the line. I am glad we have people like Campbell without our soldiers we would not even have the right to watch football let alone live the great world we live today. I am disappointed though that he found out from Millen when he went to sign his contract and not form the military themself.
garand, your right ... ( 1 month ago by deaddreamer2)
garand, your right he did sign a contract that has a clause that states when one goes professional in a field they will be released. So, they failed to uphold their end of the agreement. Oh also, I was there for initial invasion and all we found were some scud missiles. So, stop coming of like a brain washed conservative. Cpl. J G Wentworth USMC
P.S. Republicans destroy the American economy, do some research.
Thanks for being ... ( 1 month ago by jtgio67)
Thanks for being brave & forthright as a service member to speak the truth: Rethuglicans destroy the U.S. economy. If anyone needs that explained to them after these past 7 years, they are, indeed, brainwashed.
Caleb Cambell sucks ... ( 1 month ago by tkodawg123)
Caleb Cambell sucks,overrated sob,once you sign the military papers your ass is owned by uncle sam dipshits,lions are dumb fucks 2!
God that bald guy ... ( 2 weeks ago by Remstein45)
God that bald guy at the begginning is like some fuckin Drunk Loser!!! God hes a fuckin FAGGIT!! Fucking Annoying Fat Bastard!
army took abig PR ... ( 3 days ago by vabs2266)
army took abig PR hit for that I doubt anyone will go there anymore



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