Nick Bare

He was such a strong leader and role model and mentor and athlete.

I mean, he was a stud at PT.

Tall, jacked, strong, fast, crazy endurance.

We'd show up for Ranger Challenge PT at 6 a.m.

and he was already done with a 10-mile run.

He already did one training session before we even showed up for morning PT.

And I would watch him train throughout the day.

I mean, he would find these just moments, these pockets of time during lunch, after work, in between PT and breakfast to get in additional training sessions or work on himself personally and professionally.

The definition of if it matters to you, you will make time

truly a stud athlete, but even more important than that, more than being an athlete, a great role model, mentor, and leader.

Extremely positive and optimistic.

His energy was electric.

He changed the thermostat, the temperature of a room that he walked into.

And he never let you see him tired,

annoyed, distracted, or stressed, even when he was.

He was, at that point in my life, the best leader, mentor, role model that I ever experienced up until that point.

And still, until today, someone who had such an impact on my life

And I don't know if I recognized it or realized it in the moment or even the years shortly after.

But being back at Pierce Hall and being able to reflect on those years, like realizing the impact that Captain Ango had on my life.

He demonstrated what it meant and looked like