Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.
When you're in command, command.
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.
If you're not making waves, you're not under weigh.
Some of the best advice I've had comes from junior officers and enlisted men.
No other island received as much preliminary pounding as did Iwo Jima.