If You're Not Making Waves, You're Not

I Felt That It Was An Unnecessary Loss Of Civilian Life... We Had Them Beaten. They Hadn't Enough Food, They Couldn't Do Anything.

Among The Men Who Fought On Iwo Jima, Uncommon Valor Was A Common Virtue.

When I Assumed Command Of The Pacific Fleet In 31 December, 1941; Our Submarines Were Already Operating Against The Enemy, The Only Units Of The Fleet That Could Come To Grips With The Japanese For Months To Come. It Was To The Submarine Force That I Looked To Carry The Load Until Our Great Industrial Activity Could Produce The Weapons We So Sorely Needed To Carry The War To The Enemy. It Is To The Everlasting Honor And Glory Of Our Submarine Personnel That They Never Failed Us In Our Days Of Peril.

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.

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.