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.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Born: October 28, 1925
Died: March 27, 2006 (aged 80)
Bio: Ian Hamilton Finlay was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.
Known for:
- The dancers inherit the party (1969)
- Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selections (1994)
- Honey by the water (1973)