Associated with the New Left and the GI Underground Press, the periodical provided advice to those resisting the Vietnam War and shared anti-war statements.

Its publishers also maintained houses near local military bases where soldiers could seek counsel and freely discuss topics including the war.

[1] Hawaii was a key location for the United States military during the war, serving as a staging area from which soldiers and supplies were shipped to Southeast Asia.

[1] These publications, initially inspired by the Los Angeles Free Press and the Berkeley Barb, were generally made through cheap offset printing.

[5] One issue of Liberated Barracks included a map created by the organization in collaboration with a local Catholic anti-war group.