<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Lapho i-Joint Task Force 116 ihlelwe yi-USARPAC ukusiza iRoyal Thai Army kulandela Inkinga yaseLaos  <response>: , uRichardson waba ngumkhuzi walo ngenxa yokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe ekubhekaneni nama-guerrilla ePhilippines. Leli qembu lalinakekela umngcele waseLaos neThailand izinyanga eziyisithupha futhi laphinde lavalwa. URichardson wathola umklomelo waseThailand ngenxa yenkonzo yakhe, futhi wabuyela ePentagon njengomphathi-sihlalo wezisebenzi. Kulesi sikhundla, wacela i-Association of the United States Army ukuthi isungule izingqungquthela zomkhuzi omkhulu ezizoqhutshwa ngesikhathi semihlangano yawo yaminyaka yonke, futhi wayephethe ukwakhiwa kohlelo lwe-Army Community Services Program. URichardson waqeda umsebenzi wakhe njengomkhuzi jikelele weSithupha se-United States Army e-Presidio yaseSan Francisco phakathi kuka-Agasti 1 1965 noJulayi 1967. Ngokushesha ngemuva kokuthi uRichardson ethathe umyalo wamasosha, kwaqubuka izibhelu zikaWatts eLos Angeles kwathi ngo-15 Agasti 1965 wakhethwa yizikhulu ukuthi aqondise amabutho aseFederal uma ethunyelwa ukubuyisela ukuhleleka. Lokhu ekugcineni kwakungadingeki njengoba izibhelu zazinqandwa yiCalifornia National Guard. Ngenkathi elawula i-Sixth Army, wacela i-United Service Organizations ukuthi isungule i-USO Lounge eSan Francisco International Airport, eyayisetshenziswa amasosha aseMelika ngesikhathi seMpi YaseVietnam, futhi yahlela iFort Point ne-Army Museum Association. Ngenxa yenkonzo yakhe lapho, uRichardson wathola indondo yakhe yesithathu ye-Distinguished Service Medal. 