Robert ' Bobby" Colliton served with the US Army, in various units before finding his home with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Bobby was involved in one of the largest combat jumps, since World War 2, into Northern Iraq in 2003, capturing an airfield and securing large swathes of the country utilising mobility platforms. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 as a Rifle Squad Leader before leaving the Army to pursue a new career in the USAF as a SERE Specialist working with AF Rescue and Personel Recovery during further deployments to Afghanistan.  

 He now runs a Non-profit for Veteran Suicide prevention.  It focuses on bringing veterans back into a team environment by giving them a mission to focus on again. Skate for the 22 use the sport of Ice Hockey to provide the team-based environment.   

Details of the Non-Profit are available via the link below. https://skateforthe22.org/