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.
Herbert Gold

Born: March 9, 1924
Died: November 19, 2023 (aged 99)
Bio: Herbert Gold was an American novelist.
Known for:
- Best Nightmare on Earth (1991)
- The man who was not with it (1954)
- The age of happy problems (1962)
- Still Alive! a Temporary Condition (2008)
- She took my arm as if she loved me (1997)