Bill "Jake" Jacobson

Seat One

"I was born and raised in northeastern Montana. My current home, for the past forty-three years, is in Northern Virginia where I live with my wife of forty-six years. Robyn is a retired surgical nurse. I am a retired public public school teacher. I beat the draft, back in 1967, by enlisting in the Army Security Agency. My six year hitch with ASA included the following assignments:"

"I've never had friends as good as the friends I had in Vietnam."

basic training at Fort Ord, CA, 1967;
ditty school and training as a Special Identifications Techniques operator (radio direction finder), Fort Devens, MA, 1967-1968;
beautiful Southeast Asia, 372nd RRC and 175th RRFS, 1968-1969;
370th ASA Operations Company (A), Fort Bragg, NC, and VHFS, 1969-1971;
Handorf Detachment, FS Augsburg, 1971-1973.

I have been involved with the National Army Security Agency Association since it's inception. Early in 2001 I accepted an appointment to the NASAA Board of Directors to complete the term of a board member who resigned. In November 2001 and of 2003 I was re-elected to the board. I am very pleased that I was allowed to contribute to the revitalization of the National Army Security Agency Association, these past many months, and am committed to continuing that effort.