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MY RIFLE
THIS IS MY RIFLE. 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 must 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 my 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 weaknesses, 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!
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