Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
-John 15:13 KJV
Sp/4 Keith Allen Campbell knowingly volunteered to reenlist, volunteered to leave the safety of his unit and volunteered to use his body as a shield, to save others, all at the cost of his own life.
Three Four Star Generals (Generals Deane, Palmer and Westmoreland), then a joint letter from Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Senator Thomas R. Carper and Congressman Michael N. Castle, a letter from Senator Roth, along with nine letters of eyewitness notarized statements concur, Sp/4 Keith A. Campbell met all the requirements for the Medal of Honor.