Official Site of the Longhorns · Sep 8, 2017
Texas Lottery Veteran Recognition: Jesse James Wallace
The retired Army veteran will be honored during the coin toss when Texas Football hosts San Jose State.
A native Texan, whose roots trace back to Sir William Wallace, Scotland's very own Braveheart, Jesse James Wallace followed his courageous lineage to serve his country during two Vietnam tours.
The Army veteran experienced harrowing moments during his two years of combat, working on explosive ordinance disposal and on the air mobile assault team. Wallace and his fellow soldiers repelled into the jungle, hustled out the wounded and then hunkered down to fight in their place.
As an explosive specialist, he often found himself crawling through tunnels, disarming booby traps.