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Might I suggest the U.S. Army's Infantryman's Creed instead, the light Brigade suffered severe casualties and was considered a loss:

Aftermath

Officers and men of the 13th Light Dragoons, survivors of the charge, photographed by Roger Fenton

The brigade was not completely destroyed, but did suffer terribly, with 118 men killed, 127 wounded and about 60 taken prisoner. After regrouping, only 195 men were still with horses. The futility of the action and its reckless bravery prompted the French Marshal Pierre Bosquet to state "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre." ("It is magnificent, but it is not war.") He continued, in a rarely quoted phrase: "C'est de la folie" — "it is madness."[10] The Russian commanders are said to have initially believed that the British soldiers must have been drunk.[8] Somerset Calthorpe, ADC to Lord Raglan, wrote a letter to a friend three days after the charge. He detailed casualty numbers, but he did not make distinction between those killed and those taken prisoner:

LET US NOT FORGET THOSE WHO WON'T BE COMING HOME AND THOSE STILL FIGHTING:

The Infantryman's Creed

I am the Infantry.
I am my country's strength in war,
	her deterrent in peace.
I am the heart of the fight-
	wherever, whenever.
I carry America's faith and honor
	against her enemies.
I am the Queen of Battle.

I am what my country expects me to be-
	the best trained soldier in the world.
In the race for victory,
	I am swift, determined, and courageous, 
	armed with a fierce will to win.

Never will I fail my country's trust.
Always I fight on-
	through the foe,
	to the objective,
	to triumph over all.
If necessary, I fight to my death.

By my steadfast courage,
	I have won 200 years of freedom.
I yield not-
	to weakness,
	to hunger,
	to cowardice,
	to fatigue,
	to superior odds,
	for I am mentally tough,physically strong,
	and morally straight.

I forsake not-
	my country,
	my mission,
	my comrades,
	my sacred duty.

I am relentless.
I am always there,
	now and forever.

I AM THE INFANTRY!
FOLLOW ME!
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