Mr. Danelo is a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. A combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, he is the author of Blood Stripes: The Grunt's View of the War in Iraq.

Articles by Dave Danelo

Disorder on the Border

By David J. Danelo
October 2009
Violence fueled by drug cartels threatens commerce across the U.S.-Mexico border and terrorizes the population on both sides.
U.S. BORDER PATROL (GERALD L. NINO)

The Border War

By David J. Danelo
October 2008
The author of a new book about the complicated situation on our border with Mexico calls for U.S. military involvement. ____________________________________________________________________

Stop Blaming the Press

By David J. Danelo
January 2008
Contrary to what may be the prevailing military opinion of journalists, the lion's share of the war reporting has been fair.
GREG E. MATHIESON / MAI

Movie Review: The Guardian

By Dave Danelo
October 2006
Limelight for the Coast Guard We all know the drill. Directors, actors, and screenwriters go to "boot camps," interview experts, and coordinate their celluloid efforts with military public affairs offices ...
U.S. MARINE CORPS (CHAD SWAIM)

Around the Horn

By David J. Danelo
June 2006
What has the United States military been doing in the Horn of Africa for four years?

Annapolis: The Movie

By David J. Danelo
March 2006
Is that Bancroft Hall or the Philadelphia Art Museum? Bottom line up front: Annapolis is not going to win any Oscars. Take a spoonful of An Officer and a Gentleman ...
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR

"A Marine Came for Me"

By David J. Danelo
October 2005
The odyssey of Marine Corporal Ross Craft began with his hunt to find his aunt and uncle, Diane and Richard Angelico, who were missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. ...
DOD

Branching Out

By David J. Danelo
June 2005
Captain Frederick C. Branch, who died in April, was the first African-American to gain a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps. This is his story.