William E. Young Racine - William E. Young, 70, passed away at home on Thursday, June 5, 2008. Bill was born in Jackson, Tennessee on August 28, 1937. Throughout Bill's 21 year career in the Army, he received a degree in Sociology as well as numerous medals and commendations for his service. Bill has a long history of teaching within the Military, at UW-Parkside, and among Junior High students. Resources for the Army expanded, and honorable endeavors succeeded as Bill dedicated himself wholly. He wrote a Race Relations Program that was disseminated throughout the Military. Bill recalls his most glamorous experience as being in the Presidential Army Guard at Fort McNair, DC for three years, through it required a lot of hard work and being on call. Bill also served in Vietnam in the 23rd Division. Bill was sent home in December 1967, after a command mine detonated and blew him from a tank. Four tanks were in transit from base to the area of operation, when they were forced to stop in the road. Bill opened the hatch, shifting from foot to foot as he stood in the seat, looking just above the periscope, uneasy about his vulnerability, but unable to do anything about it. He then heard a voice saying, 'This one's alive.' Unaware that he was no longer standing in the tank, he looked up and found himself in a rice field. Bill was the only survivor. 'I am a pacifist and I hate war. I believe you can talk or you can fight and if you decide to fight, you've failed.' Bill loved to write and talk, and listen to Jazz. He was a meticulous and well-ordered gentleman. Bill's humility in the midst of great accomplishments, conservancy of his resources in the midst of droughts and his generosity in the midst of selfishness, are a challenge to raise a personal standard that was laid complacent. Funeral services for Bill will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. with Rev. Willie Scott of the Christian Faith Fellowship Church, Racine, officiating. Interment with Full Military Honors will follow at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Our love to you Dad;Brian and Toni