Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zacchea (USMC-ret.) led the Kurds, Shiites, and Sunnis of the Iraqi Fifth Battalion and their US advisers. He won two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, and Iraq’s Order of the Lion of Babylon. A veterans’ advocate with VoteVets.org and elsewhere, he has appeared widely as a public speaker; in several documentaries, including Thank You for Your Service (2015); consulted on the theatrical release of Man Down (2016) and on NPR and CBS News, among other news outlets. He is the produce of New England At Arms, a military history television show. He lives in Connecticut.
The Ragged Edge Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ War In 2004, Marine Corps Major Michael Zacchea led a group of Shiite Arabs, Sunni Arabs and Kurds in a fight against the same men who years later would form ISIS.
New England At Arms
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Television
by New England At Arms LLC (Documentary and History)
Producer New England has a deep and rich military history.
University of Connecticut-Stamford
(2008-2012)
New York University
(2006-2007)
Hawaii Pacific University
(1998-2000)
University of Notre Dame
(1986-1990)