Comments on: Jack H. Jacobs Medal of Honor citation

By: Barbara Varvaglione

Barbara Varvaglione — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:23:13 +0000

Thank you for serving our country so valiantly. You went above and beyond the call of duty. It sounds like that innately these qualities were always inside you.

By: Chris Carter

Chris Carter — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:21:06 +0000

Outstanding, thanks for sharing, Terry! If Patton served today, he wouldn’t have made General, either.

By: Terry Edge

Terry Edge — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:51:57 +0000

Major Jack Jacobs was my BN XO in 1977 at Ft Ord CA. 2Bn 32nd Infantry.
He impressed me with his confidence and self assurance.
The story was that he came to our unit from Pentagon duty. It was told that he was required to attend an Embassy party in full dress uniform with his MOH. During the party he ws approached by a Russian General. Who asked him what he did to win the Medal of Honor. He replied “I got it for killing Commie Bastards like you!” Soon there after he was on his way to Ft Ord, CA.
Since he never made General I believe it was due to this.

By: vet66

vet66 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:25:25 +0000

Amazing story. Totally exposed in a rice field looking toward the treeline… What a nightmare. MACV did amazing work back then and I am proud to have been associated with them. Thank you Capt. Jacobs for your service and inspiration.

By: Unto the Breach » Today in Medal of Honor History: Jack H. Jacobs

Unto the Breach » Today in Medal of Honor History: Jack H. Jacobs — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:09:42 +0000

[...] “I come to the conclusion that I’m going to die.” Jacobs said in an interview. “Because I am, I might as well just carry on.” His Medal of Honor citation can be viewed here. [...]