Colonel Jack H. Jacobs

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Have you ever wondered what kind of heroes there are in the world? They range from everyday citizens to soldiers who fight our wars. Colonel Jack H. Jacobs wrote a book called "If Not Now, When?", and that title is something that best describes what Jack Jacobs did. He was rewarded for saving the lives of fourteen people on March 9, 1968, in the Province of Kien Phong. This is the story of how much of a hero he is. He was selfless, brave, and a persistent soldier.

Colonel Jack H. Jacobs was selfless On March 9, 1968 because he had put his own life at risk to keep his fellow American soldiers alive. Due to his great risk, he ended up saving thirteen wounded allied soldiers and a US official. The enemies were in well fortified bunkers raking the area with machine gun fire and mortar shells. Mortar shells are basically explosives launched from portable tubes in another are. He assumed responsibility of the second battalion because the people leading it were either dead or wounded, and he broght his battalion to safety. He then focused on the wounded. He ran across the rice parry covered field through dangerous crossfire and mortar shells retrieving the wounded and providing life saving first aid. Keep in mind that he has a blurred vision from lack of blood getting pumped to his head because he had been shot, and he had gotten wounded by a nearby mortar shell. The wounded were brought back to the safe wooded area and survived.

As the colonel's second trait, he was extremely brave. He was able to organize an air strike on the enemy to help regroup and attack, but ended up saving the people he fought beside. In addition, on three separate occasions he drove off enemy patrols that were looking for the wounded and dead. he also was able to kill three Kongs and wounded many more. He along with many other Jews, responded to the Vietnam War by signing up. He was a soldier from 1966 to 1987 when he finally retired. In conlusion, I think anyone couldn't agree more that anyone who runs across a rice patty field for wounded under fire and wounded is staggeringly brave.

Lastly for his traits, I think that he was persistent in saving those soldiers. He saved one by one and performed life saving first aid to the US adviser. He resulted in saving fourteen people that day. In addition, he didn't just save the wounded, but he also saved their weapons and didn't let the Kong forces get their firearms. Lastly, he led the rest of the unit to safety saving their lives. I believe their lives were saved because many casualties occured that day, sadly for the Americans. Colonel Jack H. Jacobs earned that day a Medal of Honor, two purple hearts, two silver stars, and three purple hearts.

In conclusion, Colonel Jack H. Jacobs is definately a hero because of his significance that day. Not only did he save the wounded, but he brought them back home. Colonel Jack H. Jacobs is a credit to the US Army and without him, a great deal of deaths could have occured on that heroic day.