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.
Yiannis Ritsos

Born: May 1, 1909
Died: November 11, 1990 (aged 81)
Bio: Yiannis Ritsos was a Greek poet and left-wing activist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II.
Known for:
- The fourth dimension (1977)
- Romiosini (1961)
- Yannis Ritsos (1989)
- Epitaphios (1936)