International Women’s Day is on March 8—a day to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations around the world. It’s a day to highlight the importance of women in society, the obstacles and challenges they’ve faced, and to promote generations...
US troops and their local partners are striving to defeat the Islamic State and ease the suffering of civilians in northern Syria. Amidst years of suffering brought on by a brutal civil war and the rise of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS), the Americans and...
Dear Supporters, The project I want to share with you today is especially important to me. It involves the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), a group with whom I worked closely when I was commander of a Special Forces detachment in Iraq not long ago. I understand...
This project takes on a rather personal flavor. For me, the soldiers of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) who make up the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), are more than just one of the US’s far-flung proxy forces. They are friends and brothers that left...
Dear supporters, In October we shared Spirit of America’s work to help a damaged school in Kobani, Syria, responding to needs identified by US troops defeating the Islamic State in Syria. We provided needed school supplies. But with the urgent humanitarian crisis in...
Last month, I wrote about our efforts to provide school supplies and educational materials for Hogir School in Kobani, Syria, in response to needs identified by US personnel. Our work made an impact on the education and lives of hundreds of girls and boys in...
With 18 officially recognized religious communities, Lebanon is in many ways a microcosm of the modern Middle East—a land blessed with a wealth of diversity yet ever struggling to reconcile the manifest political differences that result from this demographic...
On Sunday, a US-led effort was launched to liberate Mosul, Iraq from ISIS control. US troops in Iraq have identified the need for humanitarian assistance, medical supplies (such as first aid kits and tourniquets) and metal detectors to help their Iraqi and Kurdish...
Hello everyone, I’d like to share with you a quick update about our ongoing work in Iraq. As you may recall, we recently launched a campaign to provide urgently needed gear for local security forces in northern Iraq, all in response to critical needs identified by US...
