Col. David Young

Col. Young Latest Inductee
to Infantry Hall of Fame

Story by Pfc. Adam Dean
Publlic Affairs Officer
Georgia National Guard
 
FORT BENNING, March 30, 2007 - Georgia Army National Guard Col. David K. Young of Richmond Hill has been inducted into the active Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame in a ceremony here before a packed house at Marshall Auditorium.

Young, who is joint director of military support, Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) at Marietta’s Dobbins Air Reserve Base was one of 47 Soldiers to be installed. "It was great to come back and be a part of this after having gone through here so long ago," said Young.

Officials with the school consider induction into the hall of fame the highest honor they can bestow upon a former graduate. To be eligible, graduates must attain the rank of colonel, receive a Medal of Honor, or distinguish themselves in their civilian occupation. In his civilian life, Young is the facility manager for the National Guard Training Center at Fort Stewart near Savannah.

Officer candidate training meant everything to me. It was probably the defining time in my life," Young said about his experience at, and graduation from, the program. He credits the program with teaching him leadership skills that he has found useful both in and out of uniform.

Young, who entered the reserve component of officer candidate training in 1980, had already been serving as an enlisted Guardsman since 1969. He received his commission as a second lieutenant on Jan. 4, 1982.

From November 1990 through April 1991 Young was called to active duty to serve in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf. Before becoming joint director of military support at JFHQ, Young served as chief of Headquarters Detachment, Facilities Management Office, Ellenwood.
Over the course of his military career, Young has received two Meritorious Service medals, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, three Army Commendation medals, three Georgia Meritorious Service medals, two Georgia Commendation medals, and the Georgia Special Operations Medal, along with several other awards. 

 

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