IAVA in the News: Iraqi Interpreters

Salt Lake Tribune profiles wounded Iraqi interpreter

Paul Rieckhoff, who has helped bring two of the interpreters he worked with in Iraq to the U.S., believes the responsibility can't be limited to the contractors. "I kind of expect less from corporations than I expect from the government," said Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Denver Post: Iraqi interpreters at loss for words

May 27

U.S. war veterans recently began lobbying to admit more U.S.-affiliated Iraqis as immigrants. "The number let into the United States is embarrassingly low," said Paul Rieckhoff, director of the 85,000-member Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. "It's a moral disgrace and tactically shortsighted. If we don't protect them, nobody else is going to stand up and help us."

New York Times: Officers Battle Visa Hurdles

May 14

When Lt. Col. Michael Zacchea left Iraq in 2005, he was torn. His yearlong mission to train an Iraqi Army battalion had left him wounded and emotionally drained, and he was eager to go. But leaving Iraq also meant leaving Jack, his Iraqi interpreter, to face an insurgency that has made a point of brutalizing those who help the Americans.

Marine Corps Times: Bringing "Jack" To the U.S.

October 22

IAVA Representative and Member Veteran Mike Zacchea recently spoke with the Marine Corps Times about the struggle to bring his interpreter "Jack" to the United States.

IAVA in the News: Iraqi Interpreters

Salt Lake Tribune profiles wounded Iraqi interpreter

Denver Post: Iraqi interpreters at loss for words

New York Times: Officers Battle Visa Hurdles

Marine Corps Times: Bringing "Jack" To the U.S.

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