1998: Jacobsen joined the Army after graduating from BYU with a business degree.
1995: Jacobsen married
2004: Captain Jacobsen was serving as a primary teacher in the Lacey 3rd Ward (Lacey Washington Stake) when he was deployed to Iraq in October. He had never been deployed overseas before.
He served in Iraq as part of the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. While helping to secure the city of Mosul, one of his roles was to stand a top an armored vehicle and dispense seemingly random judgments upon the military-age young men which other soldiers had rounded up. In reality, an informant sat in the armored vehicle with live video feed identifying those who had joined the growing insurgency. The fine line between stopping insurgents and unfairly punishing innocents is difficult to maintain when casting such wide net.
2005: Jacobsen was laid to rest in Charlotte North Carolina where his parents live. His wife and children have also moved to Charlotte to be closer to family. Contributions to the children's college funds can be made.
"'Big casting of net' helps U.S. find rebels by Kirsten Scharnberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov 2004 [Cached]
"Captain had a strong belief in democracy" by Sam Skolnik, Seattle Post Inteligencer, 25 Dec 2004 [Cached]
"Duty's Final Call" by Jennifer Latson, The Olympian, Olympia, Washington, 25 Dec 2004 [Cached]
"LDS soldier dies in mid-day attack", Deseret News, 25 Dec 2004 [Cached]
Obituary, The Olympian, Olympia, Washington, 31 Dec 2004 [Cached]
"Jacobsen treated Iraqis with respect" by Richard Oppel, The New York Times, 05 Jan 2005 [Cached]
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