As we speak, thousands of youth are preparing themselves to serve their beloved country. The students who embellish a zeal for science will soon discover new cures for troubling diseases. The dedicated cadets of the Civil Air Patrol or the Naval Sea Cadets are excelling in the fields of leadership, drill, and military studies so that they may one
day be aboard one of the finest aircraft carriers. The learned students of the debate and math club are awaiting their chance as mathematicians or future lawyers. Those who do not fear the complexity of the human body will begin their journeys as doctors and pediatricians. Even so, this is merely a fragment of what the youth of America are continuing to do. Yet, are we prepared to distinguish ourselves as a generation?