The U.S. Army’s Soldier’s Creed was approved in its current form in 2003. Its Warrior Ethos reads: “I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.”
The Ranger Creed, written in 1974, has an earlier version: “I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy …”