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The Soldiers for the Truth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity organization in the United States dedicated to military reform. Its stated mission is to inform the public, Congress, and the media on issues related to the training, readiness, equipment and leadership of US armed forces.〔(About Soldiers For The Truth )〕 The Foundation is registered as a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.〔((ZIP compressed) IRS list of 501 (c) organizations ) (IRS Search page )〕 Notable issues in which the foundation has been involved include campaigning for better body armor for troops serving in Iraq and contributing to coverage of the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Soldiers For The Truth claims a membership of 20,000〔 and publishes an online magazine called Defense Watch〔(Defense Watch )〕 criticising the country's military leadership using information provided by active servicemen and women.〔(Guardian obituary of D. H. Hackworth ) "Serving soldiers fed his website with information about the army's leadership shortcomings. Last February, he wrote, ''Most combat vets pick their fights carefully. They look at their scars, remember the madness and are always mindful of the fallout ... the White House and the Pentagon are run by civilians who have never sweated it out on a battlefield.'' "〕 ==History and organization== Soldiers for the Truth grew out of the regular opinion pieces written by David H. Hackworth from the early 1990s on, originally titled "Defending America".〔(A collection of Col. Hackworth's columns )〕 Though donations are solicited from readers, Col. Hackworth also used the profits from his own book sales to help fund the organization.〔(Guardian article: ''America's 'elite' troops'' ) "On his return from Australia, he wrote About Face, a chronicle of his war experiences. It became a best-seller, as did three further books, the profits from the last two of which have been ploughed into Soldiers For The Truth, Hackworth's non-profit foundation."〕 Weekly email newsletters were composed by a group of like-minded veterans, their friends and spouses, including R.W. Zimmermann, Bill Rogers, Ray Starmann, Kate Aspy, Barry "Woody" Groton, Ed "Edgar" Schneider, and Kyle Elliot. Later contributors included author and civilian security analyst Paul Purcell,〔(About Paul Purcell ) 〕 and Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, a whistleblower who criticised the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans as "Orwellian".〔(L.A. Weekly article on Lt. Col. Kwiatkowski )〕 Other authors included former Editor in Chief Ed Offley, Paul Connors, Matt Dodd and Roger Perry. As of 2007, the foundation's board includes Hackworth's widow Eilhys England, Maj. John Falcon, US Army Retired and Lt. Col. Gary Stahlhut, US Army Reserve Retired.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soldiers for the Truth Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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