Hindsight Is Notably Cleverer Than Foresight.

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.

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.

Our Present Control Of The Sea Is So Absolute That It Is Sometimes Taken For Granted.

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.