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.
Carmen Laforet

Born: September 6, 1921
Died: February 28, 2004 (aged 82)
Bio: Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War.
Known for:
- La isla y los demonios (1952)
- La Insolacion (1963)
- La mujer nueva (1955)
- Al Volver La Esquina (2004)