So few people were left who knew what combat was like. People were so easy to frighten. Combat taught a man what to fear – and what to ignore. - Tom Clancy

To Ronald Wilson Regan, The Fortieth President of The United States: The Man Who Won The War.

The military has always been a very introspective organization... One of the reasons why the army is so progressive is its always examining itself. The army is always looking for better ways to do its job.

Jack looked out the window as they passed the Mormon temple, just outside the beltway near Connecticut Avenue. A decidedly odd-looking building, it had grandeur with its marble columns and gilt spires. The beliefs represented by that impressive structure seemed curious to Ryan, a lifelong Catholic, but the people who held them were honest and hardworking, and fiercely loyal to their country, because they believed in what America stood for.