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.
Felix Riesenberg

Born: April 9, 1879
Died: 1939 (aged 59)
Bio: Felix Riesenberg was an American maritime officer and writer of maritime professional, historical, and fictional literature in the early 20th Century.
Known for:
- Under Sail (1918)
- Cape Horn (1939)
- MEN ON DECK MASTER MATES & CRE
- The Story of the Naval Academy