His Story Begins: September 16, 1974
Several years ago my mom and I made a trip to the lovely island of O'ahu, Hawai'i. The visit was bittersweet. We drove to Tripler Army Medical Center, which is a beautiful pink hospital on a hill. We sat down for a bit, and a pair of worn boots was between us. They belonged to a grown man who decades before had been carefully swaddled in this very sacred space. I couldn't imagine what my mom must be feeling, for this was the hospital where she delivered a little bundle of joy as a young, military spouse. Christopher George Campbell made his debut into our great big world on September 16, 1974, and I became a proud big sister. Siblings are our first playmates, first friends and first "enemies". If you're lucky, things come full circle and you have a friend for life. As adults our relationship changed; subtly it seemed our birth order reversed. Chris was no longer that pesky little boy who was always in my things or a wild teenager who was far more daring than ...