1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,730 --> 00:00:13,150 vision . Their history started on this 3 00:00:13,150 --> 00:00:16,940 dead coming ashore . It changed their 4 00:00:16,940 --> 00:00:19,550 history in such a way that the blue 5 00:00:19,550 --> 00:00:22,640 diamond patch , which is a blue diamond 6 00:00:22,650 --> 00:00:26,410 with the number one inside the diamond 7 00:00:26,420 --> 00:00:30,030 has the word Guadalcanal on . We grew 8 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:32,690 up worshiping heroes like Mitchell 9 00:00:32,690 --> 00:00:36,450 paige , Major General Vandegrift , john 10 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:40,410 Bass Alone and carl 11 00:00:40,410 --> 00:00:44,040 Edson . Agent 12 00:00:44,050 --> 00:00:46,050 Vandergriff led the Rain Core After 13 00:00:46,050 --> 00:00:47,883 that . To this thing we call the 14 00:00:47,883 --> 00:00:49,720 previous operations and today , 15 00:00:49,730 --> 00:00:53,440 representing that very element , His 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,662 Lieutenant General George smith , first 17 00:00:55,662 --> 00:00:57,650 marine expeditionary force in the 18 00:00:57,650 --> 00:01:01,200 current First Marine Division , C . G . 19 00:01:01,210 --> 00:01:03,390 The blue diamond Ben Watson has 20 00:01:03,390 --> 00:01:05,170 returned to the sacred ground . 21 00:01:08,020 --> 00:01:10,610 We're truly honored to be here because 22 00:01:10,620 --> 00:01:14,350 as we stated 80 years ago , it 23 00:01:14,350 --> 00:01:18,060 changed the Marine Corps history , it 24 00:01:18,060 --> 00:01:20,004 changed the history of the Solomon 25 00:01:20,004 --> 00:01:22,970 Islands and it changed the history of 26 00:01:22,970 --> 00:01:23,780 our nation .