Combat Police: U.S. Army Military Police in Vietnam
Allen Richard (Rick) Young served in Vietnam during 1968-69 as a military policeman initially as sentry dog handler, and then as a machine gunner on a river patrol boat and a Boston whaler, and as a rifleman of a two-man short-range riverine reconnaissance team.Rick received an Associate of Arts in pre-law political science from Pasadena City College; a Bachelor of Science in Investigative Criminal Justice from California State University at Los Angeles; and a Masters of Science in organizational leadership from Philadelphia Biblical University.He had been employed in civilian Federal law enforcement since November 1973 in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C., as a postal police officer, postal inspector, and (senior) special agent. In November 1999 he retired.