Part 2: Bobby Henline Goes From Airborne Solider to The Well Done Comedian

Episode 134,   Feb 27, 05:00 AM

Bobby Henline was on his fourth tour in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division when an IED exploded under his Humvee and burned over 40% of his body.

Bobby Henline is a retired Army Staff Sergeant, last serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. He spent 13 years in the Army, completing four tours. While on his fourth tour in Iraq, three weeks after his arrival, an IED exploded under his Humvee – April 7, 2007, is a day he will never forget. The four soldiers with him did not survive. As Henline stumbled out of the wreck, a human torch, he was extinguished by the soldier he had replaced in the Humvee. With burns covering 40% of medically induced coma for two weeks and flown back to the States.

Bobby uses comedy now as a way to deal with his past and to save a future generation. Check out his website - The Well Done Comedian - and visit his non-profit foundation - Forging Forward - dedicated to helping active duty, military veterans, first responders, and Gold Star Families.