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Veteran of Two Wars Gets Warm Welcome Home It's said that American soldiers never got a proper welcome home from Vietnam. John Campbell got a second chance. He flew helicopters in Vietnam. Then, as an Army Reservist, he completed a tour in Iraq alongside people less than half his age. At the age of 57, Campbell returned home to the Cincinnati area over the weekend. More than 100 people came to meet him, and his mother says she's glad to see him come home -- again.

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It's said that American soldiers never got a proper welcome home from Vietnam. John Campbell got a second chance. He flew helicopters in Vietnam. Then, as an Army Reservist, he completed a tour in Iraq alongside people less than half his age. At the age of 57, Campbell returned home to the Cincinnati area over the weekend. More than 100 people came to meet him, and his mother says she's glad to see him come home — again.