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‘I did that until I ran out of gas’: An American advisor and his MoH actions in Vietnam
Jacobs led multiple rescue efforts and combat actions despite injuries, preventing defeat and restoring his unit's effectiveness during a critical 1968 Vietnam battle, Medal of Honor citation states.
The Vietnam War involved all manner of fighters, the quality of which varied on both sides. The communists ranged from local Viet Cong guerrillas to professional People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) soldiers and between them, VC trained in the northerners’ light infantry tactics. Besides the well-trained service personnel from the United States, Australia, Philippines and Thailand, South Vietnam’s formal Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and les…