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.
John Berendt

Born: December 5, 1939 (age 85)
Bio: John Berendt is an American author, known for writing the best-selling non-fiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.
Known for:
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1994)
- The City of Falling Angels (2005)
- La ciudad de los ángeles caídos (2006)