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.
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon
Born: February 13, 1707
Died: April 12, 1777 (aged 70)
Bio: Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, called "Crébillon fils", was a French novelist.