Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

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 who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

Through the skill and devotion to duty of their armed forces of all branches in the Midway area our citizens can now rejoice that a momentous victory is in the making.

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