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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.

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.

Luck Can Be Attributed To A Well-conceived Plan Carried Out By A Well-trained And Indoctrinated Task Group.

Leadership Consists Of Picking Good Men And Helping Them Do Their Best.

We Shall Never Forget That It Was Our Submarines That Held The Lines Against The Enemy While Our Fleets Replaced Losses And Repaired Wounds.