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Uncle Sam.

Have you ever seen this man?  He is dressed in striped pants, a long tailcoat, a tall  hat covered with stars and stripes, and a beard?  His name is Uncle Sam.  There are many stories about him.  He has become a symbol of the United States.

Samuel Wilson was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, in 1766.  Later he moved to Troy, New York, and started a meatpacking business.  During the war of 1812, Sam supplied meat to the U.S. Army in barrels marked ~ "U.S."  When asked what the initials stood for, one of Wilson's workers said they stood for the meatpacker, Uncle Sam Wilson.  The story gained lots of popularity when printed in a New York City  newspaper.  Soon many things labeled U.S. were being called Uncle Sam.

  Illustrators began drawing Uncle Sam as a symbol of the United States, using the same colors and stars and stripes as the American flag.  In 1869, a famous cartoonist named Thomas Nast gave Uncle Sam a beard.  During World War I, artist James Flagg used Uncle Sam on an army recruiting poster.  On the poster, Uncle Sam points a finger at the person looking at him and says, "I Want You!"

Congress officially recognized Uncle Sam in 1961.

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United States Army
The Soldier's Creed 

I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.