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 Silk Buckingham
Born: August 25, 1786
Died: June 30, 1855 (aged 68)
Bio: James Silk Buckingham was a Cornish-born author, journalist and traveller.
Known for:
- The slave States of America (1842)
- Travels in Mesopotamia (1827)
- National evils and practical remedies (1849)