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.
William Soutar

Born: April 28, 1898
Died: October 15, 1943 (aged 45)
Bio: William Soutar was a Scottish poet and diarist, who wrote in both English and Braid Scots, and is known best for his epigrams.
Known for:
- Diaries of a dying man
- The Diary of a Dying Man
- Into a room
- Poems in Scots and English