Colonel Robert A. Frizzo was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 5-67, 20 January 1967. He graduated as a Distinguished Honor Graduate. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Company C, Sd Battalion, 10th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, Company D, 2d Battalion, 1st Infantry, 196th Infantry Brigade (Separate), Chu Lai, Republic of Vietnam; Chief, Field Wiremen Course, 2d Battalion, 4th Combat Support Training Brigade, Fort Ord, California; Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 4th Combat Support Training Brigade, Fort Ord, California; Operations Officer, 4th Combat Support Training Brigade, Fort Ord, California; Operations Officer, United States Army Command, Same San, Thailand; Assistant Professor of Military Science, Reserve Officers Training Course, Sienna College, Loudonville, New York; Intelligence Officer and Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Officer Management Officer, Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia; Chief of Staff, Army Action Officer, Congressional activities Team, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Executive Officer, 1st  Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Secretary of the General Staff, Headquarters, United States Army Western Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; Commander, 4th Battalion, 2d Brigade, United States Army Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia; Commander, 2d Battalion, 1st Brigade, United States Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia; Deputy Commander, United States Army Infantry Training Center, Fort Benning, Georgia. | Colonel Frizzo is a graduate of the Airborne Course, Nuclear Target Analyst School, Civil Affairs Course, Electronic Warfare Course, and Armed Forces Staff College. | His military awards include: the Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge.