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Robert J. Dvorchak worked as a journalist for nearly 50 years, including eight years as a New York City-based national writer for The Associated Press. In 1990, he was sent to Saudi Arabia to cover the military buildup leading up to Operation Desert Storm and served on a media combat pool assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division during its invasion of Iraq. A U.S. Army veteran who was drafted during the Vietnam Era, he has received numerous writing awards and is an honorary member of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment. His father was a Navy veteran in World War II, and his oldest brother was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Purple Hearts as a member of the Air Cavalry Troop of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.
A 1972 graduate of California (PA) University with a degree in English literature, he has covered such stories as the original outbreak of Legionnaires Disease in Philadelphia, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the earthquake in San Francisco that disrupted the 1989 World Series, the Jeffrey Dahmer serial killings, the first World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, three Super Bowls, two Stanley Cup finals and two World Series.
He has also authored four books, including a Korean War history entitled Battle For Korea and Game Over about the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State.
Born in 1949 in Uniontown, Pa., he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Uniontown Area High School Hall of Fame in 2013. Currently an independent media consultant and public speaker who advocates on behalf of veterans, he has taught several courses at the University of Pittsburgh. A resident of the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills, he is married with two daughters and five granddaughters.
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SOC15-Kalen Marie-"Duty and War News"
SOC14-Chris Vetzel- "Slivers of Light & Bombs"
SOC13- "Dogs & War"- T. Craig "Mac" McManus
SOC11 - Adam Ellerbe- "Invasion & CBDs"
SOC10 - Scott Huesing- "Echo In Ramadi"
SOC9 - Emily Yates - "Ukuleles & Altering Perceptions"
SOC8 - Justin Blazejewski - "Breathing & Chaos"
SOC7 - Josh Mantz- "Darker Souls & Recovery"
SOC6 - Mike Sweeney- "Warriors & Transition"
SOC5- Bobby Henline- "Run Like You're On Fire"
SOC4 - Jake Bublitz - "Fear & Love"
SOC3 - John Preston- "To The Top & Suicide"
SOC2 - Larry Hinkle "1SG Smith & Stalking Dolphins"
SOC1 - Dan Ploger- "Roses & Potholes"
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