THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

Dear Captain Fred Jackson, Thank you for your service an Infantry Unit Commander. Your 50th anniversary is soon, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It's the end of summer and Labor Day is soon. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

I was and is truly an Honor to know both you and your father, Colonel Fred O Jackson.
Scouts Out, Guns Forward 2/1 Cav B Trp.

Pilot CAPT Fred O. Jackson Jr. and aircraft commander WO Terrence E. Ledden were crewmen on an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter from Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry. On September 9, 1969, they were assisting on an enemy contact made during an aerial recon west of Loc Ninh, Binh Long Province, RVN. While reconning with another scout aircraft, they were taken under .51 caliber enemy anti-aircraft fire. Hit by several rounds, their disabled helicopter dropped from the sky, exploding on impact, killing them instantly. [Taken from the book American Warrior by J.C. Bahnsen Jr.]