"All officers of Chichi Jima, goodbye from Iwo"

"We are sorry indeed we could not have defended the island successfully. Now I, Kuribayashi, believe that the enemy wi…"

"We are still fighting", Kuribayashi radioed on March 22. "The strength under my command is now about four hundred. Ta…"

"Do not plan for my return..."

"You must not expect my survival..."

"The US is the last country in the world we should fight."

"The enemy may land on this island soon. Once they do, we must follow the fate of those on Attu and Saipan. Our office…"

"The battle is approaching its end. Since the enemy’s landing, even the gods would weep at the bravery of the officers…"

"As if to say— "Isn't it true for men, as well: that the more the words, the less they are of value?"— the cuckoo does…"

"When I look upon the rich sheen of summer hairs in my new brush, I am saddened by a deer drawn at night to a hunter's…"