Female peshmerga and I talk about fighting on the front lines in honor of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017. 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...
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 Friend, I just got back from the Middle East where I met with American Soldiers and Marines. I was there to understand how Spirit of America can best support our troops in their mission to defeat and stop the tremendous suffering caused by ISIS. My time with our...
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...
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...
