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.
Yukio Mishima
Born: January 14, 1925
Died: November 25, 1970 (aged 45)
Bio: Yukio Mishima is the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, and film director.
Known for:
- Spring Snow (1969)
- Runaway Horses (1969)
- Forbidden Colors (1951)
- The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1963)
- The Decay of the Angel
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