There are many like it but this one
is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I
master my life. My rifle, without me is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless.
I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than any enemy who is trying
to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will.... My rifle and
myself know that what counts in this war is not the rounds we fire, the noise
of our burst, nor the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count.
We will hit... My rifle is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus,
I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weakness, its strength, its
parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean
and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other.
We will... Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and myself are the defenders
of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.
So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy, but Peace........................