Nick Glasgow, Author at Spirit of America

Urgent Need: Spirit of America’s Immediate Response to the Attack on US Army Base in Somalia

by Nick Glasgow | Oct 7, 2019 | Africa

Africa Urgent Need: Spirit of America’s Immediate Response to the Attack on US Army Base in Somalia October 7, 2019 On Monday (September 30) a US military base in Somalia was attacked by al Shabaab (news reports here and here). Al Shabaab militants attacked with a car...

Spirit of America & US Special Operations Soldiers in Somalia

by Nick Glasgow | Sep 25, 2019 | Africa

Africa Spirit of America & US Special Operations Soldiers in Somalia September 25, 2019 Greetings, Al Shabaab is a US-designated terrorist organization affiliated with Al Qaeda based in Somalia. They aim to establish a fundamentalist Islamic state in Somalia,...

Urgent need: Help US Special Operations Forces save lives in Somalia

by Nick Glasgow | Apr 11, 2019 | Africa

Africa Urgent need: Help US Special Operations Forces save lives in Somalia April 11, 2019 I am writing you today to ask for your assistance feeding 800 people in the village of Sabiid, Somalia. The Somali Army, with advice and assistance from US Special Operations...

Detect and disarm: Helping troops dispose of improvised explosive devices

by Nick Glasgow | Jan 7, 2019 | Africa

Africa Detect and disarm: Helping troops dispose of improvised explosive devices January 7, 2019 One of the most dangerous tools of modern-day combat is the improvised explosive device (IED). IEDs have proliferated because they are easily made or acquired and placed...

Help US soldiers restore peace to Somalia

by Nick Glasgow | Sep 27, 2018 | Africa

Africa Help US soldiers restore peace to Somalia September 27, 2018 Dear supporters, In the face of violent extremist organizations like al Shabaab and ISIS, our troops have made significant progress in helping local partners take back ground held by these terrorist...