Ward, Jack, “Ward, Jack (Interview outline and video), 2009,” Digital Collections, accessed April 6, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29605.
Jack Ward enlisted in the US Army in 1968. He trained as a helicopter mechanic and was sent to Vietnam in 1969. He was stationed at Camp Holloway, outside of Pleiku. He spent most of his time on the base because of his assignment, but endured regular mortar and rocket attacks, and took turns manning the perimeter, where the Viet Cong would often make trouble at night.