This was payback time for the World Trade Center. We
were coming after the guys who did it. If not the actual
guys, then their blood brothers, the lunatics who still
wished us dead and might try it again.
We train for war and fight to win. I stand ready to bring the
full spectrum of combat power to bear in order to achieve
my mission and the goals established by my country. The
execution of my duties will be swift and violent when re-quired, yet guided by the very principles I serve to defend.
Brave men have fought and died building the proud tra-dition and feared reputation that I am bound to uphold.
In the worst of conditions, the legacy of my teammates
steadies my resolve and silently guides my every deed. I will
not fail.