USMC CREED
 
I AM THAT WHICH OTHERS DO NOT WANT TO BE. 
  
I GO WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO GO AND DO WHAT OTHERS FAIL TO DO. 
  
I ASK NOTHING FROM THOSE WHO GIVE NOTHING, AND LONELINESS SHOULD I FAIL. 
  
I HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF TERROR; FELT THE STINGING COLD OF FEAR, AND ENJOYED THE SWEET TASTE OF MOMENTS OF LOVE. 
  
I HAVE CRIED, PAINED, AND HOPED. . .BUT MOST OF ALL, 
  
LIVED TIMES OTHERS WOULD SAY ARE BEST FORGOTTEN. 
  
AT LEAST SOMEDAY I WILL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I AM PROUD OF WHAT I AM. . . 
  
"A MARINE"