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.
Bette Bao Lord

Born: November 3, 1938 (age 86)
Bio: Bette Bao Lord is a Chinese-born American writer and civic activist for human rights and democracy.
Known for:
- In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson (1984)
- Spring Moon (1981)
- Legacies (1990)
- Cuore Di Mezzo Middle Heart (1996)
- Lune Dete (1997)