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.
George Whyte-Melville

Born: June 19, 1821
Died: December 5, 1878 (aged 57)
Bio: George John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist of the sporting-field and a poet.
Known for:
- Sarchedon (1871)
- Kate Coventry
- Katerfelto (1857)
- Riding recollections (1875)
- General Bounce (1855)