Military Career
Cain was born and raised in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. In 1972, despite a relatitvely high draft number of 363, he volunteered for the Vietnam War, where he served as a US Army military policeman until 1973. He also served as an MP in Denver, Colorado at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, then in Thailand with the 281st MPs at Amphoe Sattahip/Vayama, and in South Korea with the 110th MPs at Daejeon. In 1975, he left with an honorable military discharge and the rank of sergeant.
He returned to Colorado where he became a state trooper in north metro Denver and subsequently a city cop in suburban Thornton, Colorado. During his ten years as a police officer, he worked a variety of assignments, yet none stayed with him as much as his tour of duty in Vietnam.
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