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Tom Campion (1979) was a four-time All-America decathlete who also lettered four season in soccer. He was a soccer team co-captain as a senior and served one season as assistant coach under fellow Hall of Famer Jim Egli. He was twice named as a member of the All-Navy soccer team.
 
Campion then went on to serve as a Naval Special Warfare Officer (SEAL) for over 20 years, finally retiring in 2000. He culminated his career as the Commanding Officer of SEAL Team THREE, a 230 person operational command responsible for Naval Special Warfare operations in the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations. He is a combat veteran who planned, conducted, and led more than 60 Special Operations combat missions, and more than 40 exercises, in the western pacific and Middle East.
 
For his service, Campion was awarded a Bronze Star for valor in combat with two Gold Star Awards, a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals with two Gold Stars, an Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medals with three Gold Stars and two with Combat V, a Navy Achievement Medal, and various unit campaign awards.
 
From 2000 until 2010 he was a contractor employee of the U.S. Special Operations Command as a Project Manager and User Representative for Program Executive Office – Special Programs and then SOF Warrior Systems.