Dear supporters, I hope you enjoyed the World Cup as much as we did at Spirit of America. What’s extraordinary about the Cup is how, regardless of what corner of the globe you come from, over the past few weeks, we all came together to enjoy the same game of soccer,...
Dear supporters, Natural disasters, firefights with drug traffickers, and IED explosions are just a few of the perils faced by Guatemalan units on patrol near the Mexican border. To better address life-threatening injuries and the lack of training, equipment, and...
Dear supporters, Recently, I spoke on Spirit of America’s first ever self-produced podcast, titled “The Ugly Truth: Drugs, Trafficking, and Terrorism in Colombia". Click here to listen to the full podcast. During the podcast, I discuss one of my favorite projects. In...
Dear supporters, I recently assisted a US Army team in Guatemala’s northern San Marcos region, where criminal groups are known for recruiting young children to move illicit goods across the border into Mexico. During my trip, I met with our US Army partners, community...
Greetings from the field! Spirit of America recently funded a project in Guatemala to help counter narco-trafficking and drug-trafficking organizations that operate near the porous border with Mexico that we first told you about here. We assisted a US Army team in...
Dear supporters, I'm just back from a remote region of Guyana where a US Army team is working to improve lives and prevent conflict by improving education. In a country where crime and extremism are on the rise, the team identified a need to improve school conditions...
Dear supporters, I am so happy to report that we hosted a very successful inaugural soccer tournament in Colombia – with nine more to follow in different parts of the country. The tournament, a collaboration with the US military and their Colombian partners, was...
Greetings All – I wanted to share an update on a donation in Cauca, Colombia that was recently kicked off to help local youth enjoy a better quality of life. I recently traveled to Cali, Colombia to sync up with the US Special Operations advisors who are working in...
I recently returned from my second trip to Turbo, Colombia, an area that, like much of Central and South America, has been plagued by Zika. US troops deployed to this area identified the need for critical prevention measures against this dangerous virus, and Spirit of...
