Bobby was born and raised in Levittown, PA., and graduated from Harry S. Truman High School in 1988. He enlisted in the US Army in October 1989 and served for 21 years until he retired from active duty in November 2010. Bobby held every position within an infantry company from rifleman to first sergeant. Some of Bobby’s duty assignments include Ft. Hunter Liggett, CA; Ft. Stewart, GA; Ft. Hood, TX (2); Ft. Lewis, WA; Camp Hovey, Korea (3); and Cadet Command ROTC, University of Central Florida.
Bobby’s deployments include peacekeeping and stability operations in Bosnia Herzegovina (A co, 1-5 Cav, 1st Cav Division, 97-98) and two Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments in 2004-2005 with C co, 1-9 Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Ramadi and Al Fallujah-Phantom Fury) and 2006-2007 B co, 1-12 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (15-months, Baqubah, Troop Surge). Upon retiring, Bobby was recruited by a private contractor and served as a live-fire trainer in Kuwait for U.S. Army units before moving into Iraq. After seven months in Kuwait, and as the war continued to escalate in Afghanistan, he took a position with the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) to serve as the training operations manager in Kabul, Afghanistan. After two years overseas, Bobby returned to Central Florida and continued his work with PEO-STRI in Research Park as a Subject Matter Expert and later as a Military Analyst for the U.S. Army’s SOF Training Systems, Engagement Skills Trainer Program until January 2016. In 2012, Bobby published Battle for Baqubah, Killing Our Way Out. In 2016, Bobby shifted his career toward the healthcare industry, where he held the position of director of new hire training and operations for AdventHealth’s Central and East Florida Divisions (15 hospitals and growing). Though Bobby’s post-military career was focused on supporting the training of newly hired nurses and other clinical staff, Bobby has maintained his passion for taking care of the troops and giving back to his community through various volunteer programs including assisting with establishing the Orlando and Daytona Beach Chapters of Team Red, White and Blue and current administrative director for Redemption Community Biker Church in Daytona Beach. Bobby recently retired from AdventHealth to focus on The Debrief Project and its mission. Some of Bobby’s awards and decorations consist of the Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Gunner Badge, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star 1 OLC, Meritorious Service Medal 3 OLC, Army Accommodation Medal 3 OLC, Army Achievement Medal 1 Silver OLC, and Good Conduct Medal. Bobby also attended the Army’s Advanced and Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, and the Bradley Master Gunners Course. Bobby holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix, AZ. Bobby is married to Jennifer Colella and has two daughters Brianna and Abbie, and three grandchildren. |
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