EACH ELEMENT OF THE CREED IS ROOTED IN SHARED MILITARY TENETS, THE MISSION OF PARTICIPATING VETERANS AND MILITARY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN ALTRUISTIC ETHOS OF VETERANS THEMSELVES.
IT IS ALSO MEANT TO REMIND AMERICANS THAT THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES VETERANS LEARNED IN THE MILITARY - INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, SELFLESS SERVICE - CAN GREATLY BENEFIT OUR COUNTRY