Today, I found myself looking back at my 30-yr-old self. For most of my life, I was a soldier, a Scout Ranger. We had countless encounters with the enemy but we pulled through due to sheer determination and cohesion. Some call it “courage” or fearlessness. It’s far from that 
At that moment, I'm certain that all of us were afraid — for our lives, for our loved ones, and of failing our sworn mission. My years in military service have taught me that courage is not the absence of fear — it is the state of mind or spirit that enables a person to face
difficulty, pain, rejection, or failure despite being afraid. True courage is about persevering on doing what's right for the country, despite it being unpopular. It’s not measured by awards, medals, rank or power. Its true meaning lies in how the act changed the lives of others.
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