Peacekeeping veteran Mike Young’s service to country, and community spans multiple decades, and generations
KAMLOOPS — Blue berets are distinctive hats worn by members of the military who have served in peacekeeping operations with the United Nations. Mike Young of Kamloops dons one of those blue berets, having served in a peacekeeping mission in Egypt in the late 1970s.
As a third generation member of the armed forces, Mike Young’s military service runs in the family.
“My grandfather was a WWI veteran, my father was a reservist with the Calgary Highlanders for quite a number of years and so I was always exposed to the military in one form or another,” explains Young. His son also spent a few years with the Rocky Mountain Rangers, marking the fourth generation to serve.