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.
Charles Neaves

Born: 1800
Died: 1876 (aged 76)
Bio: Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves was a Scottish advocate, judge, theologian and writer. He served as Solicitor General, as a judge of the Court of Session, the supreme court of Scotland, and as Rector of the University of St Andrews.