The Martha's Vineyard Times Rich Reinhardsen: âThe Salvation Army is in my bloodâ Local volunteer continues family tradition by selflessly serving his community. Rick Reinhardsen has headed up the Salvation Army on Marthaâs Vineyard for more than 15 years. â Lucas Thors Rick Reinhardsen has headed The Salvation Army on Marthaâs Vineyard for more than 15 years, and has cherished every second of it. As Reinhardsen stood in front of Edgartown Stop & Shop collecting money in his big red kettle, he told The Times the story of The Salvation Armyâs inception on-Island. âAbout 15 or so years ago, I was doing some family research and I learned that my grandparents were involved in The Salvation Army in New York,â Reinhardsen said. âThey joined in 1888, and The Army had only really started in 1880, so they were around for the early stages.â Eventually, Reinhardsen said, his grandparents became Salvation Army officers, and his grandfather went on to become a colonel and served as the financial secretary and national auditor for the organization.