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"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 serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue."
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in a statement after the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19, 1945–March 26, 1945)
"UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE" has been inscribed on the USMC War Memorial.
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