Greetings, I thought you’d be interested in “Private Donations and National Defense” featuring Spirit of America. The author, Karl Zinsmeister, calls Spirit of America “an unusual and highly effective charity [that] has become a favorite partner of our Special Forces...
Lieutenant General Frederick "Ben" Hodges US Army, Retired Dear Friend, I served as the commander of all US Army forces in Europe for nearly four years. I saw firsthand the unique impact Spirit of America has on the ability of our soldiers to defend America and our...
Greetings, The attacks of 9/11 were attacks on the idea of America not only on our people and soil. Each of us has our own story about where we were and what we were doing when we learned of the attacks, and what it meant to us. For me, the attacks were a wake up...
Dear Friends, I had the privilege of serving 39 years in the Armed Forces of our great nation. A fighter pilot, I flew F-16s and commanded at every level until I retired in 2016 as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Commander of U.S. European Command. I...
Dear supporters, I am extremely proud of our field team at Spirit of America. Exceptional men and women, this group of combat veterans has devoted their lives to service. Each of them has taken the commitment they embodied while serving our country in uniform, and...
Spirit of America’s project to repair a war-ravaged music school in Ukraine was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition today. During the worst of the fighting between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian military, the music school served as a bomb shelter,...
Spirit of America’s project to fund an FM radio station for Ukrainian soldiers resisting Russian aggression was recently featured on NPR’s All Things Considered. The radio station – Army FM – is a welcome contrast to the unrelenting Russian propaganda that normally...
Greetings, Spirit of America’s work was featured in the most recent issue of Special Warfare Magazine, the publication produced by US Army Special Operations Command. Read the article here. SoA has worked alongside US Army Special Operations (SOF) teams around the...
Greetings, Last summer, when General Joe Dunford, now Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “Russia is the greatest threat to our national security” Spirit of America sprang into action to see how we could help. Within weeks we were on the ground meeting with...
