Courtney Browen

He was the youngest of seven children. During his teenage years, his family moved to El Paso in search of a better life. However, it wasn't an easy transition. His family was poor and they didn't speak English, so Labardo had to work hard to fit in. One of his childhood friends named Felix would later say that there was a moment in Labardo's younger years that really shaped him.

He was the youngest of seven children. During his teenage years, his family moved to El Paso in search of a better life. However, it wasn't an easy transition. His family was poor and they didn't speak English, so Labardo had to work hard to fit in. One of his childhood friends named Felix would later say that there was a moment in Labardo's younger years that really shaped him.

He was the youngest of seven children. During his teenage years, his family moved to El Paso in search of a better life. However, it wasn't an easy transition. His family was poor and they didn't speak English, so Labardo had to work hard to fit in. One of his childhood friends named Felix would later say that there was a moment in Labardo's younger years that really shaped him.

He was in the sixth grade. He had just moved to America and one of his teachers called on him to answer a question. However, Labardo couldn't understand what the teacher was saying.

He was in the sixth grade. He had just moved to America and one of his teachers called on him to answer a question. However, Labardo couldn't understand what the teacher was saying.

He was in the sixth grade. He had just moved to America and one of his teachers called on him to answer a question. However, Labardo couldn't understand what the teacher was saying.

and all of the kids in class started laughing at him and calling him stupid libardo was clearly humiliated but he used this experience as fuel to work hard and succeed felix said quote more than anything he had this hunger to learn and he was never satisfied the obstacles for him became more like challenges end quote after high school libardo would go off to college

and all of the kids in class started laughing at him and calling him stupid libardo was clearly humiliated but he used this experience as fuel to work hard and succeed felix said quote more than anything he had this hunger to learn and he was never satisfied the obstacles for him became more like challenges end quote after high school libardo would go off to college

and all of the kids in class started laughing at him and calling him stupid libardo was clearly humiliated but he used this experience as fuel to work hard and succeed felix said quote more than anything he had this hunger to learn and he was never satisfied the obstacles for him became more like challenges end quote after high school libardo would go off to college

He worked tirelessly to get scholarships, and with the help of financial aid and work-study programs, he was able to pay for his school, but he barely scraped by.

He worked tirelessly to get scholarships, and with the help of financial aid and work-study programs, he was able to pay for his school, but he barely scraped by.

He worked tirelessly to get scholarships, and with the help of financial aid and work-study programs, he was able to pay for his school, but he barely scraped by.

His friend Felix later recalled that the two put all of the extra change they had together just so they could afford to buy some french fries, and they sat together for hours, eating one single fry at a time, chatting about the life they had ahead of them. Luckily, Labardo's hard work would pay off. He would earn his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at El Paso.

His friend Felix later recalled that the two put all of the extra change they had together just so they could afford to buy some french fries, and they sat together for hours, eating one single fry at a time, chatting about the life they had ahead of them. Luckily, Labardo's hard work would pay off. He would earn his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at El Paso.

His friend Felix later recalled that the two put all of the extra change they had together just so they could afford to buy some french fries, and they sat together for hours, eating one single fry at a time, chatting about the life they had ahead of them. Luckily, Labardo's hard work would pay off. He would earn his bachelor's degree at the University of Texas at El Paso.

And then from there, he would go on to get his master's degree in psychology at Texas Tech and a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona. After a schooling, Labardo got a job as a psychologist and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and he was very good at his job. He would later earn the Norman A. Carlson Award due to his excellence in working with mentally ill inmates.

And then from there, he would go on to get his master's degree in psychology at Texas Tech and a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona. After a schooling, Labardo got a job as a psychologist and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and he was very good at his job. He would later earn the Norman A. Carlson Award due to his excellence in working with mentally ill inmates.

And then from there, he would go on to get his master's degree in psychology at Texas Tech and a PhD in psychology from the University of Arizona. After a schooling, Labardo got a job as a psychologist and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and he was very good at his job. He would later earn the Norman A. Carlson Award due to his excellence in working with mentally ill inmates.

A psychiatrist he once worked with said, quote, I can just see him, his demeanor with the really distressed inmates who had very limited coping skills. He could connect with them and help make their world a little better. Now Labardo worked in this field for nearly 10 years before he decided to join the Army Reserve in 2000.

A psychiatrist he once worked with said, quote, I can just see him, his demeanor with the really distressed inmates who had very limited coping skills. He could connect with them and help make their world a little better. Now Labardo worked in this field for nearly 10 years before he decided to join the Army Reserve in 2000.