Updates & Insights

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Webinar: A conversation on national security with H.R. McMaster

by Spirit of America | Jul 10, 2025 | Featured, The American Spirit

A conversation on national security featuring Lt. General (Ret.) H.R. McMasterWednesday, July 231:00 pm EDT (10:00 am PDT) Please join Spirit of America on July 23 as we welcome former US National Security Advisor Lt. General (Ret.) H.R. McMaster for a robust discussion on today's pressing ...

Field update: News from Ukraine, Iraq, and West Africa

by Spirit of America | Africa, Europe, Featured, Middle East / Central Asia

Spirit of America helped Ukraine scale a vital lifesaving communications network Our team ...

UActive students unveil new spaces to unite Ukrainian communities

by Adriana Teluk | Europe, Featured

In Novokyivka, a remote and impoverished village in Ukraine, a group of high school students ...

In Rural Tajikistan, SoA is Advancing Stability and Education

by Zack Bazzi | Jun 10, 2016 | Project Updates

The drive out of Dushanbe started with little fanfare, as our two-vehicle convoy navigated the unruly city traffic. Quickly, the humdrum of Tajikistan’s capital, a hodgepodge of tree-lined avenues, Soviet-style apartment blocks (known as Khrushchyovka), and...

Spirit of America Elevator Pitch

by Spirit of America | Jun 9, 2016 | Middle East / Central Asia, The American Spirit

My Journey to Iraqi Kurdistan

by Nicholette Parrish | Jun 9, 2016 | Project Updates

I just got back from a trip from Iraqi Kurdistan to help our Middle East field rep, Zack Bazzi with a donation to the female Peshmerga soldiers in response to a critical need identified by their U.S. Army advisors. These women are based in the Kurdistan region of...

Reflections on a deployment and returning to SoA

by Chris Clary | Jun 2, 2016 | The American Spirit

When I found out I was going back to Afghanistan with my Guard unit I had mixed emotions. I have always been excited to serve overseas. This time was no different; I was excited to deploy. However, the mixed feelings came from knowing I would have to leave Spirit of...

Russia. SoA in Ukraine, Wall Street Journal coverage

by Spirit of America | Jun 1, 2016 | In the News

Greetings, Last summer, when General Joe Dunford, now Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “Russia is the greatest threat to our national security” Spirit of America sprang into action to see how we could help. Within weeks we were on the ground meeting with...

Memorial Day, remembering America’s fallen

by Spirit of America | May 29, 2016 | The American Spirit

Greetings, The Spirit of America team works alongside the brave men and women who serve our nation in places where there is an intense, life-and-death struggle for security, freedom and peace. In these tough places, we find that America is still a beacon of hope for...

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