Jackie Johnsen:
CLASS OF 1963
South Gate Junior High SchoolClass of 1963
South gate, CA
Suffield College & UniversityClass of 2004
New haven, CT
Central Texas CollegeClass of 1984
Killeen, TX
South Gate High SchoolClass of 1966
South gate, CA
Jackie's Story
Military
Drafted in Military in 1967 at 19 years of age.
Spent 20 years in Military Police and retired as a E8-First Sergeant
Spent from June 68 to Aug 70 assigned to the 173rd Abn Bde in Viet Nam.
Stationed in Hawaii, Korea, Germany and the U.S. Do not regret any of it. I belive in our freedom, so I served.
Completed GED and College. Central Texas College(A/GS-Law Enforcement). Suffield University(BA-Criminal Justice)
Retired from Toyota Motor Sales USA INC. in 2006.
2008-Dig. with PTSD.
Currently classified as totally and permanently disabled by VA.
Just Walking
We walked for hours with only the sound of our own breathing. It was hot in the jungl...Expand for more
e even though it was already 1700 hours. That, added to the 70 pounds we were all carrying on our backs, weapons and the humidity, it felt as though one was in a sauna. Suddenly, without warning the trail man dropped. We then heard the sound of the rifle being fired. A sniper had just decreased our numbers by one. As I looked down at the body of a man I once called friend, I wondered, what kind of GOD would allow the worldâs people to get to a point where War, which always creates losses, could be an option that would lead to death for just walking.
J. Paul Johnsen
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