Battle of Bloody Ridge

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Battle of Bloody Ridge <br />
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by Col John B. Sweeney, USMC(Ret) <br />
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The defense of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal was of immeasurable importance to the success of the United States Armed Forces in...

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Meanwhile the 3d Platoon was confronted with sporadic rifle fire together with a few enemy handgrenades that caused no casualties. The paratroopers on the left and the Company D engineers on our...