US Soldiers – the history of humanity’s greatest suppliers of aid and relief to those in terrible need.
Proud to be an American? You should be. Especially if you’re a US soldier. The US gives more, and rescues more than any other country that has ever existed in the whole course of human existence. And what’s more, much of that aid arrived via military truck.
In recognition and with profound respect we’ve compiled a very, very small sample of the emergency supplies the US military has supplied.
These numbers are big, but it is crucial to remember that it means real people in truly desperate situations were saved.
- The US Agency for International Development (USAID) provided $97 million in assistance to Ethiopia in 2020, including food and medical aid.
- The US provided $170 million in humanitarian assistance to Yemen in 2020, including food and medical aid.
- The US provided $9.5 million in food aid to Venezuela in 2020, in addition to medical supplies and other assistance.
- The US provided $125 million in aid to Afghanistan in 2020, including food and medical assistance.
- In 2020, the US provided $117 million in aid to South Sudan, including food and medical assistance.
- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US provided $50 million in aid to the Philippines, including funding for medical supplies and equipment.
- The US provided $11 million in aid to Ukraine in 2020, including medical supplies and equipment.
- The US provided $18 million in aid to Mozambique in 2020, including food and medical assistance.
- The US provided $22 million in aid to Lebanon in 2020, including medical supplies and equipment.
- In 2020, the US provided $24 million in aid to Iraq, including food and medical assistance.
- The US provided $12 million in aid to Somalia in 2020, including food and medical assistance.
- The US provided $9 million in aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2020, including medical supplies and equipment.
- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US provided $14 million in aid to Cambodia, including funding for medical supplies and equipment.
