“SGT Steven C. Ganczewski, a Ranger in editor Chuck Holton’s unit, had been asked by a high-school guidance counselor why a young man with his “potential” would join the Army. “Someone with his potential” – as if selfless service, even to the point of giving one’s life for a cause greater than any one of us – is somehow beneath one’s “potential.” Thankfully, Patrick Henry and George Washington didn’t feel that way in 1775.”

“SGT Steven C. Ganczewski, a Ranger in editor Chuck Holton’s unit, had been asked by a high-school guidance counselor why a young man with his “potential” would join the Army. “Someone with his potential” – as if selfless service, even to the point of giving one’s life for a cause greater than any one of us – is somehow beneath one’s “potential.” Thankfully, Patrick Henry and George Washington didn’t feel that way in 1775.”

— Oliver North