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Military officer dies in car accident

Master Sgt. Jeffrey Campbell died Saturday in a single-car accident in Parker Heights, Texas while traveling back to Texas A&M. He was an active duty non-commissioned officer at A&M teaching military science. During Campbell's tenure as a military officer, he served as a platoon sergeant, Bradley commander and first sergeant.

He has also been in deployments for combat in Iraq. "Master Sgt. Campbell was very passionate about instructing and developing cadets to serve the U.S. Army in the future," said Major Hazard, Campbell's direct supervisor. "It's a frustrating and unfortunate event for me and the entire Corps of Cadets." The Corps of Cadets performed an Echo Taps Tuesday night in Campbell's honor. During the Echo Taps, cadets assemble to formation at the quad.

There will be a memorial ceremony to honor Campbell at 3 p.m. today in Rudder Theatre. The ceremony will feature a 21-gun salute. Between 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., there will be multiple occasions where the guns will be fired during the ceremony.

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