Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. And if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.

He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. William Raymond Manchester (April 1 1922 – June 1 2004) was an American author biographer and historian notable as the bestselling author of 18 books that have been translated into over 20 languages.