Posts: The American Spirit

COVID-19 update and Spirit of America operations

COVID-19 update and Spirit of America operations

Help us equip this K9 unit with the gear and supplies needed to stay safe and become fully operational.Dear Spirit of America teammates, As the COVID-19 situation evolves, I wanted to provide an update regarding Spirit of America’s operations. In short, our work...

How Spirit of America strengthens our security

How Spirit of America strengthens our security

November 26, 2019 Dear Friend, Over my 40 year military career, I had the privilege to lead a Marine platoon in Vietnam, serve as the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, and lead all NATO forces as Supreme Allied Commander- Europe. I later served as National Security...

3 things about veterans

3 things about veterans

Greetings, When I started Spirit of America I had never met an active duty member of the military. I’ve gotten to know quite a few since then. The veterans I know the best are the fourteen veterans on the Spirit of America team. They are an extraordinary crew. With...

9/11 and citizen service

9/11 and citizen service

Greetings, Today is the 18th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11. I still get emotional thinking about that day. I founded Spirit of America in response to those attacks. I wanted to do my part to secure the blessings of liberty. My TED talk tells the story....

D-Day, my dad, citizens serving the nation

D-Day, my dad, citizens serving the nation

Greetings, Tomorrow is the 75th Anniversary of D-Day – the beginning of the Allied invasion of Normandy and the turning point in the liberation of Europe in World War II. My father was part of the invasion at Utah Beach. He decided to enlist in the Navy after the...

An Admiral’s take on the importance of Spirit of America

An Admiral’s take on the importance of Spirit of America

Dear Friend, I had the privilege of serving with our nation’s special operations forces for 38 years.  In my final assignment, I was the 4-star commander of the US Special Operations Command where I had responsibility for training, equipping and deploying some of the...

No one has an impact like Spirit of America

No one has an impact like Spirit of America

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...

Results: why I support Spirit of America

Results: why I support Spirit of America

Dear Friend, Thank you for supporting Spirit of America. I am writing to share with you why I support the organization as both a donor and as a member of the Advisory Board. I have met with Jim Hake and members of Spirit of America’s all-veteran field operations team...

9/11 and the idea of America

9/11 and the idea of America

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...

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No endorsement of Spirit of America by the US Department of Defense, Department of State, or US personnel is intended or implied.

Registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 20-1687786

“You don't have to wear a uniform to serve the nation.™” and “Patriotism without politics.™” are trademarked by Spirit of America.

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