The Normandy Quartet: D-Day as it related to four American Fighting Men July 4, 2018 AMERICAS·Headlines·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS A U.S. combat officer tells the tales of four WW2 fighting men as they related to the Normandy Invasion [Originally published July Read More
The Arab Sunni Doppelganger: Understanding the Islamic Caliphate Known as ISIL September 14, 2016 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·SECURITY·UNITED ARAB EMIRATES·WORLD NEWS A US Army combat veteran offers sharp insight into the Islamic Caliphate, Arab Sunni influence and how to defeat ISIS. A Lima Charlie Read More
For the Sons of Mars: Meditations on the American Soldier September 5, 2016 Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS Let it be known that all men are much like one another, but the best of men are trained in the severest Read More
The Long War’s Reaper: A Hard Look at America’s Military Culture August 6, 2016 Headlines·News·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·PTSD·VETERANS·WORLD NEWS “When a man looks into the abyss, he sees nothing. That’s when he finds his character, and that’s what keeps him out Read More
The Phoenix of Benghazi: A New Culture of Leadership Must Rise July 5, 2016 AFRICA·Headlines·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS | Abstract: The following Op-Ed follows the recent release of the Final Congressional Report on the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. Read More
The Normandy Quartet: D-Day as it related to four American Fighting Men July 4, 2016 Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS A U.S. combat officer tells the tales of four WW2 fighting men as they related to the Normandy Invasion. It’s a hell Read More
Taunting the Bear: A Misapplication of American Military Power June 11, 2016 Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS |By Maj. Joe Labarbera, Lima Charlie News The military forces of the United States absolutely must be the pre-eminent force in the Read More
The Warrior Hunts: The Soul Healing Power of Nature June 7, 2016 HEALTH·Op-Ed·PTSD·VETERANS |By Maj. Joe Labarbera, Lima Charlie News NOW this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as Read More
Emery Horn: An American Rifleman’s Tale June 1, 2016 News·Opinion | Analysis·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS | by Maj. Joseph Labarbera (U.S. Army) Lima Charlie News On Monday, May 30, 2016, Memorial Day, the non-profit organization The Greatest Generations Read More