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.
Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Born: December 9, 1915
Died: November 30, 2000 (aged 84)
Bio: Eloise Jarvis McGraw was an American author of children's books and young adult novels. She was awarded the Newbery Honor three times in three different decades, for her novels Moccasin Trail, The Golden Goblet, and The Moorchild.
Known for:
- The Golden Goblet (1961)
- Mara, Daughter of the Nile (1953)
- The Moorchild (1996)
- Moccasin Trail (1952)
- Sawdust in His Shoes (1950)