Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Arthur Bliss

Born: September 2, 1891
Died: March 27, 1975 (aged 83)
Bio: Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was an English composer and conductor.