Colonel Jack Jacobs
Ret. Colonel in the U.S. Army
Jack Howard Jacobs is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam War. He currently serves as a military analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and previously worked as an investment manager.
Jack Jacobs fought in Vietnam where he was promoted to captain and awarded the Medal of Honor. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Jacobs received two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. Jacobs was a faculty member at the United States Military Academy in West Point, teaching international relations and comparative politics for three years, and at the National War College in Washington, D.C. He retired from the Army in 1987 as a colonel, and began a career in investment banking. Jacobs maintains involvement in several military-related organizations. He is vice chairman of the Medal of Honor Foundation, a member of the board of trustees for the National World War II Museum, and holds the McDermott Chair of Politics at the U.S. Military Academy.
In October 2008, the Penguin Group published Jacobs’ memoir, If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice In America’s Time of Need, coauthored with New York Times best-selling author, Douglas Century. In May 2012, Thomas Dunne Books published Basic: Surviving Boot Camp and Basic Training, co-written with David Fisher.
Jacobs was hosted by The Common Good alongside Colin Kahl in 2012: Col. Jack Jacobs & Colin Kahl, Middle East Hot Topics.
Twitter: @ColJackJacobs
