R.w. Riley

Rich Riley enlisted in the Army then spent 3 years in Germany. After coming home and going to college on the GI Bill, he received his Commission from IUPUI, ROTC. He started his officer career in the Indiana National Guard as an Armored Cavalry Platoon Leader. Rich’s wide-ranging Army experiences spanned the three combat arms branches. He commanded a Combat Support Company and an Infantry Rifle Company. His last year in the Guard was a deployment to Bosnia as a part of IFOR. In Bosnia, Rich was attached to the Nordic-Polish Brigade as a Fire Support Officer. After retirement, Rich saw two tours in Kosovo as a DOD Contractor. Then from July 2003 to December 2007, Rich again served as a DOD Contractor in Iraq. In those four exhilarating years, Rich was assigned in south and central Iraq to Baghdad’s Green Zone, Kirkush, Basrha and Al Hillah. Rich currently lives and works for DHS in Western Pennsylvania.