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.
Harry Hooton

Born: October 9, 1908
Died: June 27, 1961 (aged 52)
Bio: Henry Arthur Hooton was an Australian poet and social commentator whose writing spanned the years 1930s 1961. He was described by a biographer as ahead of his time, or rather "of his time while the majority of progressive artists and thinkers in Australia lagged far behind".