<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Owathola iziqu eWest Point owaqala inkonzo yakhe yezempi ngawo-1930, uRichardson wakhonza eYurophu phakathi nezinyanga zokugcina zeMpi Yezwe II. Wayala i-224th Infantry Regiment ngesikhathi seMpi YaseKorea, wabe esekhonza ePentagon, futhi waba ngumsizi womkhuzi womkhuzi kanye nomphathi wezikhulu ze-United States Army Europe. Ebuyela ePentagon njengomphathi wesigungu esiphezulu sezisebenzi, uRichardson wayala i-25th Infantry Division futhi wakhonza njengomphathi wesigungu esiphezulu kanye nomphathi wezikhulu zase-United States Army Pacific. Ngo-1962 kuya ku-1963 wayephethe ithimba elihlangene elathunyelwa eThailand ekuphenduleni Inkinga yaseLaos  <response>: , wabe esephinde wakhonza njengephini likamongameli wezisebenzi. URichardson waqeda umsebenzi wakhe ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 njengomphathi jikelele we-Sixth United States Army. 