"This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is
my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my
rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle
true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me.
I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know
that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our
burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count.
We will hit.
My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is
my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its
weaknesses, its strengths, 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.
Before God I swear
this creed. My rifle and I 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."
To się nazywa The Creed of the United States Marine
i jest nazywane hymnem marines
