U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Smith_(general)" class="extiw" title="w:Eric Smith (general)">Eric M. Smith</a>, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, hikes to Gunnery Sgt. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Basilone" class="extiw" title="w:John Basilone">John Basilone</a>'s fighting hole during a tour of Bloody Ridge in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal" class="extiw" title="w:Guadalcanal">Guadalcanal</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands" class="extiw" title="w:Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a>, Aug. 9, 2017. The tour was used to teach the Marines about Bloody Ridge and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign" class="extiw" title="w:Guadalcanal campaign">Battle of Guadalcanal</a>, which took place from Aug. 7, 1942 to Feb. 9, 1943. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Wesley Timm)
Sgt. Wesley Timm, U.S. Marine Corps
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