Daniel L. Coberly

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Daniel Leo Coberly
Daniel L. Coberly circa 2010.jpg
Coberly circa 2010
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationMilitary Officer, Civil Servant, Author
Education Excelsior College (BS) [1]
Norwich University (MA) [2]
Notable awards Legion of Merit, Distinguished Conservation Service Award, Silver Buffalo Award
Children1 [3]

Daniel Leo Coberly (born 1954) is an author, journalist, historian, and noted civil servant from the United States. The son of a Special Forces Non-commissioned officer with the United States Army, and a French war bride he was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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Early life and education

Coberly is the son of Willie L. Coberly, a Special Forces NCO and his wife Denise. Born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, his family moved to Europe soon after his birth to follow his father's postings with the US Army. Through his father, he is a descendant of Edward Doty, [4] a passenger of the Mayflower and one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact, through Doty's son Joseph. [5]

In 1972, Coberly started his college studies at Oklahoma State. He left school to join the Army during Vietnam and take advantage of the GI Bill. During his time in military service he continued his studies at Ball State, Jacksonville State, and UMUC. Coberly Graduated from Excelsior University where he earned a BS and later a MA in communications from Norwich University. [2]

Professional life

In 1973, at the age of 19, Coberly joined the U.S. Army. He served in a number of positions over the next 27 year before retiring as a sergeant major. [2] At the time of his retirement from the military, he held the concurrent rank of an active duty Sergeant Major, and a Captain in the Army Reserves. [6] [2] Among his many assignments, during this period he was Senior Army Enlisted Advisor and Press Officer for the Centennial Olympic Games Joint Task Force; Media Analyst at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; Senior Correspondent/Chief of Bureaus, Pacific Stars and Stripes daily newspapers; Public Affairs Chief, Department of Defense 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Aviation, and the Women's Army Corps where he supported the role of women in the military. From his time in the military he was awarded the Legion of Merit and was made a member of the U.S. Army Public Affairs Hall of Fame. [6] [7]

After his retirement from the military from 2001 to 2003 Coberly went to work for the Space and Missile Defense Command where he was the executive officer in support of NASA's Army Astronauts. [8] From 2003-2005 at the Huntsville International Engineering Center, he was the director of public affairs for their Huntsville Center and supported the projects worldwide such as the disposal of captured enemy ammunition in Iraq and Afghanistan, unexploded ordnance removals from former military sites, chemical demilitarization, environmental restoration, and missile defense. [8] From 2005 to 2018, he served as a senior advisor, National Communications for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where he oversaw communications with the EPA worldwide research & development program.

Coberly is an active author, historian and internationally accredited journalist who has specialized in genealogy, and has written numerous newspaper and magazine articles, seven historical books and one novel. [9]

Avocation

Coberly, an Eagle Scout, has volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America all of his adult life. He has been awarded their highest volunteer award, the Silver Buffalo Award in recognition of his efforts. He has also worked with the Sons of the American Revolution and a number of other lineage societies from his ancestors Dr. James Stelle Coberly, Edward Doty, and others. [10] His mother was born in Verdun, France and her parents were of Italian ancestry. Through his mother's family, he also a member of several hereditary societies in Europe. [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Walton, Mike. "Introducing Dan Coberly" (PDF). Sage Ventures.
  3. 1 2 Wendell, Bryan (May 27, 2016). "2016 Silver Buffalo recipients and their service to youth". Bryan on Scouting.
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  5. ↑ "A genealogical profile of Edward Doty: A collaboration of Plimoth Plantation and New England Historic Genealogical Society" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2011.
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  7. 1 2 "Dan Coberly". Public Affairs Hall of Fame Inductees. U.S. Army. 2014.
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  10. 1 2 "Silver Buffalo Award Presented to California Society Member" (PDF). GENERAL SOCIETY OF THE WAR OF 1812. July 2016. p. 8.
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