THE VVLF IS A "RIGHTIOUS" ORGANIZATION COL DY IS A TRUE OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN I GAVE THEM PERMSSION TO LINK TO ME SOME TIME BACK I FEEL THEIR MISSION RUNS...
Dear Friends... I am leaving in the morning for Morton, Illinois, for the Wall That Heals, May 1 - 4th. If you're in the area, drop by...... I'd love to see...
Dear Friends... I am leaving in the morning for Morton, Illinois, for the Wall That Heals, May 1 - 4th. If you're in the area, drop by...... I'd love to see...
Brothers and Sisters ~ May a respectful, and honorable, happy Memorial Day be yours. Just a reminder that tomorrow, Sunday, May 25 I will be reading my poetry...
For this Memorial Day, A couple of my artistic friends and I got together and produced this http://nam-vet.net/whatismemorialday.htm The roiginal piece was...
A question has ben raised by some people about the number of tours of duty one person has completed in Nam. Is there any documentation of a single person...
Richard I have found documentation of a navy seal who spent 5 tours. I do not know the length of the tours. I also know that he was not a commissioned officer...
Hallelujah!!! for the red, white, and blue Great day in the morning ... the fourth is coming... Independence Day!!!! Greet this day in all her glory, and honor...
hey guys!i'm very glad to talk to fellow veterans!!!i didn't take any action in this war,but my father did!!!I was a kid during this war,and i really don't...
Brothers and sisters, I recently attended the 1st Air Cavalry Reunion 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida, with thousands of veteran skytroopers from all wars. Four...
Brothers and sisters, I feel this deserved a rewrite: I personally owe my life to my Platoon Medic Bryant, whose quick action and healing hands helped...
Brothers of the Nam ... sisters, friends! Under sweet-and-sour skies, with sun and clouds hovering over a hot Vietnamese day, many egregious dangers lurk to...
Special for Veterans Day... I feel these poems time appropriate for Veterans Day, to honor our veterans. The observance of Veterans Day is November 11, created...
The background picture on my website,of my last patrol in Vietnam, looks like a peaceful scene... But Charlie Cong is shadowing our every move... There are...
My brothers and sisters, War is something old men of all nationalities foist upon their young. It is the young who fight the battles, bear the injuries, and...
Special for Veterans Day... May we ever remember and never forget~ those who sacrificed all for us ~ Those noble warriors, men and women, who indeed made a...
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Nov 5, 2008 3:29 am
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Brothers of the Nam ... sisters, friends, Happy turkey day! Poke your heads up out of your foxholes, it's here! Really!! Thanksgiving is coming. Oh, I can...
Gary Jacobson
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Nov 26, 2008 6:08 am
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These last two poems I sent, PTSD and this one, My Thousand Yard Stare, are among the first I wrote when I came out of the closet of Vietnam denial in 1999. I...
Gary Jacobson
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Nov 26, 2008 6:08 am
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Blank ~i'm no hero~ by Gary Jacobson "Thanks for serving to preserve our way of life," said Mrs. Horseley, the director of the Veteran’s Day program at Malad...
Gary Jacobson
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Nov 26, 2008 6:09 am
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War is a defiant affront to sensibilities born in gentility to boys raised to respect and love the good life. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, known simply as...
Gary Jacobson
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Nov 26, 2008 6:17 am
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To all... And may ye be of good cheer During this joyous time of year Remember thee the reason for the season So dear Far and near. Shining o'er you tis the...
Gary Jacobson
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Dec 30, 2008 11:00 pm
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Brothers and sisters, Christmastime joy is still upon us, with its merriment, its tinsel and decoration ... its presents, the blessed joys of giving and...
Gary Jacobson
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Jan 3, 2009 2:29 am
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I keep hearing about the 23 page claim form to get VA medical care, yet I can not find this form in the VA system that I am in. All these forms have a number...
Hello!If you agree with me that we need to support our Troops and our Veterans, then there is something you can do. Hanging a magnet on your car that says...
Happy Valentines Day For this Valentine's Day, I rewrote "Valentines Day in a Foxhole." The original version, Feb 2008, is at: ...
Gary Jacobson
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Feb 12, 2009 4:21 am
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This poem was written for a wife dealing with her man come from Vietnam ... but applies equally to all mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers,...