Warrant Officer John Gallagher is an Intelligence Operator and has served with the Canadian Armed Forces for 24 years. Following his experiences being deployed to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Syria as an Infanteer and Intelligence analyst, he developed a passion for engaging refugee youth within Canada. As a result, he created “The Promise” a series of speeches purposed for refugee youth. As of 2018, Warrant Officer John Gallagher has engaged over 30,000 elementary and high school students in Canada.