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vision . Their history started on this 

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dead coming ashore . It changed their 

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history in such a way that the blue 

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diamond patch , which is a blue diamond 

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with the number one inside the diamond 

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has the word Guadalcanal on . We grew 

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up worshiping heroes like Mitchell 

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paige , Major General Vandegrift , john 

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Bass Alone and carl 

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Edson . Agent 

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Vandergriff led the Rain Core After 

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that . To this thing we call the 

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previous operations and today , 

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representing that very element , His 

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Lieutenant General George smith , first 

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marine expeditionary force in the 

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current First Marine Division , C . G . 

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The blue diamond Ben Watson has 

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returned to the sacred ground . 

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We're truly honored to be here because 

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as we stated 80 years ago , it 

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changed the Marine Corps history , it 

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changed the history of the Solomon 

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Islands and it changed the history of 

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our nation .