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.
James Matthews Legaré

Born: November 26, 1823
Died: March 30, 1859 (aged 35)
Bio: James Matthews Legaré was an American poet and failed inventor.