This is my Duck. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My Duck is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My Duck, without me is useless. Without my Duck, I am useless. I must use my Duck true. I must use my duck straighter than any enemy who is trying to kill me, or my duck. I must shoot him before he shoots me, or my duck. I will…

My duck and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our quacks nor the smoke that we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit…

My duck is human, even as I, because it is my duck. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weakness, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its bill and wings. I will keep my duck clean and ready, even as I, we will become part of each other. We will…

Before God I swear this creed. My Duck and myself are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. So be it, until Victory is mine and there is no enemy, but peace.