Quartermaster Creed – Army Quartermaster Foundation, Inc.

Updated May 2022

I am QuartermasterMy Story has enfolded within the history of this Nation

Sustainer of Armies…

My forges burned hot in the cold of Valley ForgeDown frozen, rutted roads my oxen hauled what supplies a young Congress could send me…Scant rations for the cold and starving troops, gunpowder, salt, and lead.

But they would soon find warmth and victory along the Virginia shore at Yorktown

In 1812, America once again sailed to war in ships my boatwrights built.I fought beside you in the deserts of our great Southwest.My pack mules carrying supplies perished seeking water holesAnd I went on with camels.I gave you Flags and Colors to serve under.

The medals, the crests, the uniforms you wear were my design.

When brother fought brother, I was there marching alongside in Yankee BlueSince 1862, I have sought our fallen comrades from Private to PresidentIn both war and peace I bring them home, no matter how long I must search

And lay them gently down in fields of honor

Soldier, Provisioner, TransporterIn 1898 I took you to Havana Harbor and the distant PhilippinesI brought you your bullets, food, tents, and khaki cloth for uniforms

When Yellow Fever struck, I brought the mattresses you lay upon.

In 1917, we crossed the ocean to fight in the trenches and fields of FranceNew weapons, training, technologies, and tactics for the Great War

But always the need for food, water, ammunition, and now fuel

We shed first blood together at Pearl Harbor and CorregidorThen begin the long march to Victory – Guadalcanal and North Africa, Sicily and the SolomonsI was there with you at Omaha Beach on D-Day and even the night before from Glider and Parachute

Across Europe and the Pacific, I drove and dug and fought till the job was done

When war came to the Peninsula in 1950, it was my ‘chutes that filled the grey Korean skiesFrom the perimeter at Pusan to the cold roads of the Chosin, I was there.In 1965, I established the fire bases and depots across South Vietnam

The Hueys and Chinooks carried my supplies forward

A generation later by air and sea I supported the fight in GrenadaMy Riggers packed the chutes that landed the Rangers and ParatroopersAgain in 1989 above the Jungles of Panama we jumped and fought and wonA year later I was in the ports and deserts of Saudi Arabia

Building up the Shield that would soon become the Desert Storm

When the Berlin Wall fell the world changed againBut my work was not done – providing support in Bosnia, Haiti, and KosovoPeacekeeping and humanitarian aid amongst friend and foeBut after 9/11, I once more had to seek out fallen brothers and sisters, this time at home

And also prepare to seek and destroy those who attacked us

For over 20 years I was there – first in Afghanistan and soon afterwards in IraqTraining our allies and supporting the fight in the mountains and valleysAcross Southwest Asia I was attacked by enemy rockets and IEDs

But I never failed to support even when I had to give my last full measure

No matter the task or crisis, I am ready to supportWhether hurricanes or pandemics rage across our great NationMy skills and martial talents are in service to our Citizens and Constitution

I stand proudly alongside the Joint and Combined Force across the Globe in defense of Liberty

I AM QUARTERMASTER

Quartermasters can shape the course of combat.Quartermasters change the outcome of battles.

Look to Quartermasters: Sustainers of Armies and Supporting Victory….Since 1775.

I AM QUARTERMASTER. I AM PROUD TO BE ON THE QUARTERMASTER TEAM!