Editor’s note: This tribute is one in a series of reader-submitted tributes to Vietnam War-era veterans that will be posted during April. 

MCPO PAUL R. YOUNG, USN

HOMETOWN: Bremerton

BRANCH: U.S. Navy

YEARS OF SERVICE: 1952-1981

HIGHEST RANK OR GRADE ATTAINED:Master Chief Storekeeper

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS OR DEPLOYMENTS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR: Naval Support Activity, Saigon, 1969-70.

POST-WAR CAREER: Worked for private contractor; civil service for three years; sold real estate until 2014.