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 Muir
Born: April 21, 1838
Died: December 24, 1914 (aged 76)
Bio: John Muir, also known as John of the Mountains, was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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