We, the honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces of the United States of America,

having joined together in the formation and maintenance of the Italian American War Veterans of the United States, do formally and officially pledge our alliance and loyalty, without reservation whatsoever, to our nation’s Constitution and government and all of its subordinate units; to work for the betterment and care of our veterans, their spouses, widows, widowers, and dependents; to perpetuate the ideals of God and country; and to engage in community, patriotic, and veterans’ work beneficial to the citizenry at-large.