Over the past month, the author has watched the deadly march of the COVID-19 virus from across the world and onto our nation's shores. The human toll wrought by the virus has now exceeded 22,000 in the U.S. Coupled with this dreadful loss of human life, the economic and social upheaval the virus has rendered is beyond anything we have witnessed in recent history. In the face of this human suffering and social upheaval, we are witnessing across the country, the author has been heartened and inspired by the selfless and heroic actions of our younger generation of Americans. Any doubts he had about what America stands for or how we as a nation care for and support each other have been answered. One need only read the daily newspaper or turn to any television station and you will see thousands of young Americans who have put themselves into harm's way in their battle to do whatever is necessary to defeat this virus. The author believes we are now witnessing the emergence of a new generation of Americans. A generation that cannot be called anything other than, "The Amazing Generation. "