You go into a battle where the odds are against you, but you just keep going forward.

Heroes are something we create, something we need.

There are some truths like the weather. We may ignore them, but they will still affect us.

One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.

Dying for your country doesn't make you a hero. It's knowing that you put your country above yourself.

The men who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima will feel a twin-sided emotion - pride for surviving and pain for the lost friends.

They were boys of common virtue. Called to duty. Brothers and sons. Friends and neighbors - and fathers.

Each of the survivors could say in his heart, 'There, but for the grace of God, go I.'

The history of mankind is looking into the mirror of the past to understand the reflection of the future.

We choose our heroes for their valor and victories, but their best service is to personify defeat.

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