Army veteran honored at North Brunswick Veteran Street Sign Ceremony
October 8, 2025North Brunswick honored United States Army veteran Badawy Badawy by dedicating Wood Avenue as Badawy Way on Monday, October 6.
Badawy was born on June 22, 1983 in Edison New Jersey to his parents Maged and Mervat Badawy. He moved to North Brunswick in 2008.
Badawy joined the Army Reserves in June of 2001 at the age of seventeen, while he was still in High School. Since he was still a minor, his parents had to sign for him and they were willing to do so since our nation was at a time of peace.
Badawy graduated Basic Training that he attended in Fort Jackson South Carolina in September, 2001. This was just one week prior to the horrific attack on our nation September 11, 2001. He was an active reservist and was pulled out of Rutgers University and deployed to Mosul, Iraq in 2006 as a Sergeant. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shortly after arriving to Iraq, Badawy was named Assistant Convoy Commander where he led over 100 combat missions in the 13 months of combat deployment.
Badawy earned multiple medals, Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal and Overseas Service Ribbon.
Badawy was sworn in as a Police Officer in 2008.
Badawy has a wonderful family, his wife Bianca and children Liana, Gia, and Olivia Badawy, Father Maged Badawy, Mother Mervat Badawy, Brother Kero Badawy, Sister Christina Badawy, Nephew Christian and Niece Celina. In his free time, Badawy and his wife Bianca, own and operate Bella Bianca Italian Deli located in Milltown, New Jersey. They also own and operate GarmaGuard which was featured on Shark Tank. Badawy and Bianca spend a lot of time with their 3 beautiful daughters Liana, Gia, and Olivia Badawy and their very large European Doberman.
We thank and honor Badawy Badawy for his service to our country and community!
