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

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

The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.

It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it will not be fought on U.S. soil.

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

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

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.