God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

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

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 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.

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