Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Americans constantly hear from the media about “indigenous people” or “the Native Americans” (in Canada it’s […]
Author: William Layer
Lt. Colonel Civil Affairs, USAR (ret) served twenty-six years in the regular and reserve components of the US Army. He was civil military liaison for the 260th Military Police, DC National Guard, State Public Affairs Officer, Commander of the Public Affairs unit and a counter-drug intelligence analyst. Transferring to the 352 Civil Affairs Command as monuments and archives officer, he became the Command Public Affairs Officer in Iraq as well as liaison to local Iraqi leaders and acting Secretary to the General Staff. He was instrumental in recovering photographic artifacts of the Iraqi Royal family while in Baghdad. He was wounded in action in an ambush in Feb. 2004 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.
In his civilian career he worked primarily in Army Public Affairs and for the Air Force as historian to the presidential wing in the early Reagan administration and later for Air Force Legislative Liaison covering congressional hearings and assisting in preparing testimony for senior leaders.
His essays and reviews have appeared in the scholarly and popular press including Asian Affairs and the Washington Times. He is co-author, with Ali Wahab, of The Iraqi Royal Family, a Collection of Photographs Recovered from The Ruins of the Zuhur Palace, 2004.
A native New Yorker, he holds a BA with honors in history from Findlay College (Ohio) and an MA in history from The Ohio State University. He is a graduate of the US Army Command & General Staff College and was graduated with distinction US Naval War College with a MA in National Security and Strategic Studies.
Closeup of an indigenous woman's hands together, Chimborazo, Ecuador
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Is Trump Cati redux? Are Trump and the Republicans plotting to end the Republic? A frantic […]
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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 11: Smoke pours from the Southwest E-ring of the Pentagon building September 11, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia after a hijacked plane crashed into the building and set off a huge explosion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. An e from Republican friends declaimed in the subject : “Worst President Ever!!!” and then offered […]
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. In the past few days, the Taliban have overrun half of Afghanistan’s nation’s regional capitals, now […]
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Ever odious news on the events of July 6 continues to seep out from “the […]
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Tucker Carlson is the target of ad hominem attacks for noting the feminization of the military, […]
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Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Virginia is blue, so are other states, the red tide is receding, progressivism is crushing the […]
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