Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William T. Sowers, sergeant major of 1st Marine Division, collects soil during a tour of Bloody Ridge in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 9, 2017. The tour was used to teach the Marines about Bloody Ridge and the Battle of Guadalcanal, which took place from Aug. 7, 1942 to Feb. 9, 1943. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Wesley Timm)

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