Medal of Honor Man - Col. Joe Jackson

Retired Col. Joe Jackson, a Medal of Honor winner from the Vietnam War, gives a seminar entitled "Medal of Honor Flight" during the 2008 Airlift/Tanker Association convention Nov. 7 in Anaheim, Calif. Colonel Jackson is the only living air mobility Medal of Honor recipient. On Mother's Day, May 12, 1968, Colonel Jackson successfully evacuated a three-man combat control team from a forward operating base in Vietnam that was under heavy enemy fire. Colonel Jackson flew a C-123 during the rescue. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

PHOTO BY:
VIRIN: 081107-F-9429S-040.JPG
FULL SIZE: 1.21 MB
Additional Details

No camera details available.

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.