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 Gregory Brown

Born: July 31, 1960 (age 64)
Bio: John Gregory Brown is an American novelist.
Known for:
- A Thousand Miles from Nowhere (2016)
- Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery (1994)
- Audubon's watch (2001)
- The wrecked, blessed body of Shelton Lafleur (1996)