The battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat.

Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.

They fought together as brothers in arms; they died together and now they sleep side by side. To them we have a solemn obligation.

Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.

The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.