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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.
Carlos Fuentes
Born: November 11, 1928
Died: May 15, 2012 (aged 83)
Bio: Carlos Fuentes Macías audio was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz, Aura, Terra Nostra, The Old Gringo and Christopher Unborn.
Known for:
- The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962)
- The Old Gringo (1985)
- Where the Air Is Clear (1958)
- Terra Nostra (1975)
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