How Combat In Iraq Changed My Life Forever | The War and Treaty | Michael Trotter Jr.

From a very young age Michael Trotter Jr. knew he had a musical gift. He grew up singing in Cleveland's Harvard neighborhood for his local church when he was just three-years-old. Trying to correct his path in life, Michael put his musical dreams on hold and joined the Army seeking direction. In 2004, Michael arrived in Iraq and began a journey that would alter his life forever. His unit was encamped in one of Saddam Hussein’s private palaces, and in a forgotten corner in its basement, they found a black upright piano that once belonged to the dictator himself. When Trotter shared the fact he could sing, he was encouraged to teach himself to play piano on that confiscated piano. After his service, Michael and his wife Tanya began a musical marriage founding the musical duo The War and Treaty in 2014. The War And Treaty has emerged as one of the most electrifying new acts in American music. Recently earning their first ever GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist and Best American Roots Song for “Blank Page". Interview recorded on May 27, 2024 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Join Gary Sinise in honoring those who have served and who continue to protect our freedom by preserving their names on our Gary Sinise Foundation Honor Roll - https://shorturl.at/BpTdZ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Support the American Veterans Center's mission to preserve the legacy and history of our heroes by making a tax-deductible donation today: https://americanveteranscenter.org/do... Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/ Like us on Facebook:   / americanveteranscenter   Follow us on Twitter:   / avcupdate   Follow us on Instagram:   / americanveteranscenter   Subscribe to the Veterans Chronicles podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/americanvetera... ---------------------------------------------------------------- Video Credits: Interviewer - Greg Corombos Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker Editor - Daniel Taksas