Mike LaBarbera

Contributing Editor

Mike LaBarbera was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and served 20 years in the Army. After retiring from the military, he taught JROTC for 15 years to high school students from all walks of life. He and his wife Colleen plan to do some extensive traveling. But when he's not traveling, Mike is traveling from his Pop Tennis, Water Volleyball, Golf, Volunteering, Bocce Ball, and Veteran's Club commitments.

Posts by Mike LaBarbera

Giving Back Is My Personal High!

Mike LaBarbera is a "giver." He has been for decades and he will be for as long as he's fit-as-a-fiddle, which is part of his routine so he can stay healthy to keep on giving. To his community, to youth, his family, to Veterans, and probably to anyone or any cause that makes sense. It's one of the most excellent approaches to life, in retirement or otherwise. Thank you Mike for taking the time to give, when you have the time and when you didn't.

We Are Prepared, Are Your Kids?

Our Contributing Editor, Mike LaBarbera, has a bit of advice for our children and even our children's children. Money doesn't grow on trees and that's a deeply-rooted fact. Teach them young just as our parents taught us. But hopefully, we won't grow older with a Great Depression hanging over our heads as it did our parents. That was a life-lesson for the ages.

High in Retirement

From carefree, to careful, to not a care-in-the-world. Mike LaBarbera walks us through; um excuse us, runs us through his active lifestyle like a kid in a candy store.

This Old Veteran

He became the ultimate volunteer at age 19. He’s still volunteering today. And it's our guess, Contributing Editor, Mike LaBarbera, will still be volunteering tomorrow, and next year, and the year after.