There is no record that indicates that Jackson ever arrived at the hospital, but a friend saw him getting off the helicopter and a Navy corpsman remembers
treating his wounds.
Jackson walked into the hospital, was treated by a 3rd Medical Battalion corpsman in triage, and then disappeared. A thorough search by CID and FBI and the Marine Corps revealed nothing. Jackson's honor was not questioned. He was classified Missing In Action and was never removed from that status until a review board declared him dead during the Reagan Administration. No one saw Jackson again.
The possibilities of what may have happened to Jackson are endless, and of course, include the possibility of capture or death. His family waits with that special agony that comes from uncertainty.
With over 10,000 reports received by the U.S. concerning Americans still missing, prisoner or unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, Jackson's parents understand their son could be one of them.
It's time we brought our men home.
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