By Kelly Riibe

times2reporter@gmail.com

November 11 is an occasion to honor veterans who have served in war on behalf of the United States. The selfless duty of others allows America to be a land full of freedom. Tom Jacobs, of McCook Lake, knows this more than many as his duty of military service took him to Vietnam during wartime.

Jacobs joined the Marines in 1967. He understood a stint in the mili…