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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); and on NPR and CBS News, among other news outlets. Zacchea is currently director of the UConn Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. He lives in Connecticut.

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Michael Zacchea I have several writing projects lined up. One which I think is particularly timely, is about leadership, specifically toxic leadership. The headlines …moreI have several writing projects lined up. One which I think is particularly timely, is about leadership, specifically toxic leadership. The headlines have been rife with examples of poor leadership that victimizes and traumatizes its subordinates. These incidents are not isolated, but rather symptomatic of how US military leaders are trained and developed. We can, and must, do better.

I am also working on a short story about something that just happened this past weekend. It was a crazy crazy weekend, filled with pathos and love and hockey and a blimp crash, and a Frozen dress-up contest, and more. Seriously.(less)
Michael Zacchea I am inspired to write by everything around me. There is so much to experience, and to say about that experience! My particular issues - veterans, the…moreI am inspired to write by everything around me. There is so much to experience, and to say about that experience! My particular issues - veterans, the military, the wars in Iraq - are extremely relevant to people's lives. The challenge is to create the context for how those issues affect people's lives. (less)
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‘Like Building an Airplane in Mid-Flight’

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Claire Hall

In his new book, “The Ragged Edge,” set for release on April 1, U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea ’12 MBA shares the staggering hardships and unique challenges of the U.S. mission to build an Iraqi Army virtually from scratch.

In the wake of the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Zacchea eagerly accepted his assignment as the first U.S. military adviser to build Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 31, 2017 12:07 Tags: fallujah, iraqis, mba, uconn, veterans
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