A combat decorated Marine Officer, Zach Iscol served two tours in Iraq and on other assignments throughout Africa, the Middle East, and into Central Asia.

Since leaving active duty this past fall, he has worked with Non-Government Organizations, Advocacy Groups, and US Government Agencies to aid Iraqi refugees and provide asylum to those in need -- especially employees and translators who have risked their lives serving alongside US and Coalition forces in Iraq.

Zach is also working on a documentary film about alternative approaches to American Foreign Policy.

Blog Entries by Zachary J. Iscol

An Act of Faithry

9 Comments | Posted October 27, 2008 | 12:03 PM (EST)


Electing Barack Obama President is not going to solve all of our problems. I've decided to vote for him anyway.

Forget that our country is currently staring down the barrel at a trillion dollar deficit. When you add our national debt, which will reach $10 trillion this year, to unfunded...

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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted February 4, 2008 | 03:19 PM (EST)


As a Marine, I've witnessed and been inspired by tremendous acts of courage on the battlefields of Iraq. This season, I've been inspired by a very different type of courage.

Tomorrow, on Super Tuesday, many Americans will go to the polls to make history in the 22 Democratic Party...

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Greendimes.com Speaks Louder than Words

Posted November 7, 2006 | 04:58 PM (EST)


I was recently welcomed home from a deployment to the Sahel region of Africa to piles of junk mail. 100 million trees and 280 billion gallons of water a year are used to produce what amounts to an average of 70 pounds of junk mail a year per household. A...

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Chicken Little

Posted March 1, 2006 | 11:43 AM (EST)


Thank G-d the mass media didn't exist in 1776, or 1863, or 1941 for that matter...

I have been home from my second tour in Iraq for roughly a year and I am deeply disturbed by the spiteful nature and viscous partisanship that has hijacked our nation's discourse of the...

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Memorial Day

Posted May 25, 2005 | 05:16 PM (EST)


Monday, May 30th marks the closing of the school year, graduation for some, and a day off for barbecues and 3-day trips for others. On Memorial Day, most Americans will enjoy and exercise the freedoms provided by those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in time of war, but will most...

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