Setting: three weeks of Pre-Ranger school… difficult field exercises… non-stop rain for four days… wet, sleeping in puddles, under only a poncho in 40 degree weather.

My buddy almost quit because of hypothermia. I began to pray and to try to encourage him but deep down I was ready to give up too. As I kept praying and encouraging my friend, I began to believe what I was telling him. As a result, we both made it through.

Letter from a friend.