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cIhe ( Music is a hobby; By AUDREY L. WILLIAMS Chronicle Staff Writer Probably Michael Jackson's biggest fan in all of the U.S. of A. lives right here in Winston-Salem. Karen Campbell, a 15-year-old 10-grader at Carver High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell of Winnabow Street, is today's typical teenager, with the famed singer being the center of her daydreams. When she's not drooling over her idol, she engages in one of her life-long hobbies, music. "I used to play the violin, the flute, the clarinet and occasionally 1 still play the organ and piano," she says. "But music is mostly a hobby that I can always fall back on." Karen played both the organ and piano publicly when she was 12 years old at the Mount Sinai Glorious Church of God. She also played violin with the Young Salem Symphony, but says she gave it up to devote more time to her studies. "I had so much homework," says the honor student. "I got tired of all the running and I couldn't keep up. "It's not that 1 get bored easily," Karen says. "I really *V -pf^' m^- 'M u J^L &> : '*^M v*" ys ^fl Hfe ^H IF ^^Hht k ifl (l Love It Here' Sarah Graham, a Twin City, Ga., native, calls t (photo by James Parker). Vietnam War vet By ROBIN ADAMS u"" hi ... w?h?^?w??1 i?FOfnc Johns came home from South Vietnan in August 1966 with shrapnel in his right leg, nobod; thanked him for a job well-done. "I was condemned," 47-year-old Johns says from hi one-bedroom apartment. "I got no support from th government. No support from home. Nobody reall understood. Nobody took an interest in the needs of th Vietnam vets. "I had done my fair share of killing," he says. "Wha did I do wrong?" , Johns, like thousands of others, felt betrayed. Bi unlike some, Johns did find an understanding friend. "??? t :_ .i? i :?_i .i? r\ a \/ " wnne 1 was in mc nuspiuu, mc v vLyisauic American Vets) sent me a letter and came to visit me, says Johns, a native of New Jersey. "After I left th hospital, they carried me to a meeting and I formed tie with them. It was like a drug. I got hooked on the DA\ But I kept wondering where were are all the Vietnai vets." That first visit from a DAV representative was almo: 20 years ago. But Johns never stopped wondering aboi the other Vietnam veterans. Three years ago, Johns an 10 other soldiers who served between Aug. 5, 1964, an May 7, 1975, formed the Triad Vietnam Veterai Association. A brochure developed by the group says that the grot is an expanding network of fellow veterans committed i the fundamental objectives of improving the quality < life for the Vietnam-era veterans, opening channels < communication to help the veterans, assisting disable and needy veterans, keeping them informed of legislatic and helping them to become recognized as responsib zMagazm ; law is her goal don't know what it is. I guess I just like to do a lot of different things." Her interest now is aimed at the field of law, she says, "mostly for the money." Petite and shy, Karen says she knows what she must do in order to get accepted into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A member of the Spanish Club at Carver, the last grading period proved fruitful for Karen, with the exception of a C in English, which she says happens to be on the list with her other two favorite son, 11-year-old William Jr., is proud of her daughter. "Karen has so many interests," says Mrs. Campbell. "She's the kind of person who'll try anything once. She can also do more than one thing at a time and do them well. <- ^ "She doesn't want to pursue music," she says "but if she wants to be a lawyer then 1 hope she makes it." At Carver, Karen is also an active member of the student council, although she holds no office. Her only gripe about her school is the population. "Carver is too crowded," she says. "1 like schools that you can walk around in and not get pushed around by 8-foot tall people." Karen is 5-3. To the disappointment of her mother, Karen says she is considering putting music aside. "I think this will be mv last vear in music." she savs_ Please see page B10 emm Newcomer I Winstc I Chronicle Staff Writer Sarah Graham uses onl; describe the way she feel: 3. Salem: "I love it," says the 1/ Graham, 28, moved to Wi ly of last year after her husbi of Vidalia, Ga., landed a jc I technical writer. She works as a word Anatomy Department at Bo > of Medicine, where a str aroma is prevalent. 4Y- "1 really love it here," sf arpa we* lik#? fn on fn Ml VU L/VVM V4UV " V I I\V % V the mountains. And home I away, so it's accessible." y Outdoors is where Graha comfort. So sitting in the Medical School is only aj afternoon lunch break. North Carolina's clin Georgia's, with the exceptic winter months, is also a plu "I like the snow," she sa I snow in Georgia. I really li . ~ get here." Graham, an avid baseball team is the Atlanta Braves his Twin City almost home Dee Cee Players, a local la She says she also enjoys hi erans help each oti B9PI .. jamx . && \ f ^tirfof*i2?2?-r^f^ ^VaT* +*? y*' &*'?* * S?T \ J- ' ;V. s^S \. M\ m. ik* t- v"' fr Reaching Out rd >n Franklin Bennett, a Vietnam veteran who made le at life (photo by James Parker). c e Section W\ hrt /^n< ~ VD| ^ A.: Xl^t^ v.^ 'Xv^' " Almost Sixteen Fifteen-year-old Karen Campbell can't wait to get h< sive (photo by James Parker). m-Salem reminds C > and her husband have the opportunity to ~ ~ ~ the mountains. "I've met a lot of people through the s< y three words to # ,, . 4<1, , . . f 7 , ?r. team, she says. I ve made a lot of fr 5 about Winston- . . .... e , .. - ^ too. The people in Winston-Salem are th( native of Twin Ci- .. . . as the people in Twin City, very nice and f ly." nston-Salem in Ju- ^ , . , . . . . , , . Graham and her husband, who s b< - 1 a'Jl!ve Winston-Salem four years now, are aci > Wlt a a Phillips Chapel Baptist Church, when . . both serve on the hospitality committee processor for the wman Gray School ????? ong formaldehyde j^e pe0p\e jn Winston-Sale . ... the same as the people in Twin ie says. I love the . r-v verv nice and friend v. i L/.v~., /AUdnia ciiiu *' ~ ^ t is just six hours "" Sarah Gr m finds solace and patio area of the t^e COUp|e will begin construction on th spropriate for her home, she says. _ "I could definitely make Winston-Sa nate, similar to home," Graham says. "When I first cai )n snow during the jn jujyt we went to the Mayfest and I re ls- joyed that. There are so many cultural ys. "We never saw ^ere ancj j jove t^e st0res. My husband c ke all the snow we though, because he says 1 spend too m\ Typing medical manuscripts for t fan -- her favorite sometimes makes Graham think about c - is a member of the medical school, she says. The thought idies softball team. last for lon8. though. "That's too iking whenever she years," she says. her to overcome fee a _ . .;r 5 t ' -V. ? . ?. 'M- , *" v v > a ** V * 'V <1 // v '*"'/ " V *; ,. c . .. :.' c : - . ' . ' r- i .,~Z~ , -- ? 7? * . : > i,-- c J-.- . . . v-1.. . 77; . " i *'_' /, ' '. * ^ ^ " f zk.: :r , v' 1 V ' ' ' ;v - ' S ' f ^ if c v^S " I \ ,> i>7sB -?r?> . r'v** *>.*'.* i Ee***ni 1 it, wants to make sure that other vets get a chance Section B Thursday, May 24, 1984 S|5 |,f^. * 11 jflHFi' VI A r. <ta?aV*\ 4 ^ K iBr#' * ^ SaP^Hk er driver's license, but mom is a little appreheni rah am of home <# go to Graham attended Savannah State College in Georgia, where she majored in office adDftball ministration. It was also there, she says, that iends, .she met her husband, who was an engineering ; same major. Whenever the subject of spending free Yiend- time comes " up, Graham always begins her sentence with "We." sen in "Well," she says, blushing, "we are one. live at We're together and we do a lot of things e thev toaether. He loves Winston-Salem and 1 love it. . Soon too." ?? Graham says she would also like to join the local NAACP and work with children. The m are Grahams have no children. City, "I love to work with children," she says. "My husband and I are both interested in deaf aham children and we've been learning sign language. He's a lot better than I am, though. I'd really _?M like to help the deaf if I can. "But 1 love it here," she says. "We're planneir new jng Qn takjng advantage of some of the cultural outlets, too, because we did a lot of that in Iem my Atlanta." ne here and reserved, Graham still manages to ally en- jet ^er sman_town qualities shine in Winstonoutlets $aiem As a matter of fact, she says, another i n't sn ' reason the area has grown on her is that, aside JC*1, from Winston-Salem's nickname being the doctors jwjn city, it reminds her of Twin City, Ga. entering "Winston-Salem is almost like home*" she doesn t says "it's not that small. It's not that big. many jhere's a lot of things you can do. "You can't really get lost here, but I do." irs and find jobs ,nd respected members and leaders of the community. To Johns, the purpose is much, simpler^ rfW? need each other,^Re says. 1 liaU delayed-mess ush^acxi^kf^^The doctor.,. _, ailed it pressure, nerves. Now, in 1984, th^y are finally aying, yes, that is a disease. It took that long. I need to >e with other Vietnam veterans to let them know what I vent through and that together we can get more ac:omplished." The one thing that hovers over Johns is that he, like )ther Vietnam veterans, has more difficulty than the iverage person finding a job. "The reason?" asks Johns rhetorically. "It's very sim3le. You go in with two strikes against you. One, you're a Vietnam veteran and secohd, you are black." Franklin Bennett, a veteran of the Korean conflict, disagrees with Johns' viewpoint. According to statistics, >ays Bennett, 90 percent of Vietnam veterans over 25 are :mployed and the other 10 percent are the drug users, alcoholics and criminals. "The paper plays it up and gives the public a bad image of what we are all about," says Bennett. i/ .i r?i . t^vi t ,i ?,J fvainy u avi agrees, u avi is mc cuuiumdiui ui mv. local Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program, which opened an office in the American Red Cross building on Coliseum Drive on March 1. The program is a branch of the national ACTION program that was launched by President Ronald Reagan on the eve of Veterans Day 1981. The purpose of the program, explains D'Avi, is to he'.p Vietnam-era veterans find jobs. According to the program's regulations, an employer can receive up to $10,000 if he hires and trains an eligible veteran of either the Vietnam or Korean War. Please see page B10
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