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.
Bio: Ubaldo Mari was an 18th century Italian poet, known for his epic recitation of the story of Jason and the Argonauts, La Giasoneide, o sia la Conquista del Vello d'Oro.