Last month, Spirit of America worked with US military teams and their local partners to provide educational assistance to the children of Manbij and Ayn Issa, Syria, to overcome ISIS ideology and help make their struggle for a better future a bit easier. For over four...
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Celebrating incredible women: Laos Buffalo Dairy
Greetings, March is Women’s History Month, when we celebrate the accomplishments of incredible women throughout our history up to today. As both a Navy sailor and a Spirit of America Program Manager, I’ve had the privilege of meeting many amazing women who have...
Syria: ”a life or death difference”
Greetings, A few weeks ago, I wrote to you to share a very urgent need. In Syria, families fleeing ISIS’s last stronghold were forced out of their homes in the dead of night with nothing but the clothes on their back. They were not prepared for the cold, exhausting...
Dairy Diplomacy: building bonds in Laos through economic development
Greetings, This is the story of the Laos Buffalo Dairy, an Australian and American-led social enterprise in Laos, and the local Lao people who have benefited because of it. Recognizing the dairy as an economic pillar of the community, the US Embassy and Spirit of...
Help save the lives of 10,000 Syrians fleeing ISIS
Imagine being forced to eat animal feed, or even the weeds growing out of cracks in the street, in order to survive. It may sound like a nightmare, but for thousands of people in Syria at this very moment, it is a very real situation. In addition to the bitter winter...
Help Navy SEALs create lasting peace in Iraq
Greetings, I hope you have been well. I’m writing to share some updates about the security situation in Iraq and my latest project in cooperation with Navy SEALs to help create lasting peace in the region. The security situation in Iraq remains delicate. In just one...
Mongolia, China, Russia: Supporting US troops in East Asia
Greetings, One only needs to look at a map to see why Mongolia is so important. Situated between China and Russia, Mongolia is a crucial partner for the United States and its troops and diplomats working in the region to demonstrate America’s goodwill and generosity....
Aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort
Greetings, I hope you had a fantastic New Year and a great start to 2019. Right before the holidays, I had the privilege of traveling to Colombia to meet with US Navy sailors aboard the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort, which had docked in Riohacha, a northern...
Detect and disarm: Helping troops dispose of improvised explosive devices
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 before killing and maiming indiscriminately. Worse still is how their destructive violence is...