[?]t-Major Vouza

[?]nour for [?]t-Major Vouza

srgeant Major Vouza, now an arary sub-inspector of police and iman of a village, nearly 25 miles i Honiara, was presented with a rette lighter which tingles The ■ines’ Hymn, and a Marine belt cap Vouzas’ face, still showing mese bayonet scars, broke into es as he received the gifts. It more serious when he was Jed a personal letter from itenant General Victor Krulak, manding the Marine Corps in Pacific, which read; Tear Sergeant Major Vouza; In ine Corps history, the word .dalcanal has become a symbol courage, sacrifice and determina- Your name and your actions ng the Guadalcanal campaign important parts of that history, fou are well-remembered by the ers and men who fought for the ■ation of the Solomon Islands. ;never and wherever Guadalcanal rans meet, the conversation itually focuses on Sergeant Major za and his invaluable assistance ng those historic days on Guadal il. four friends in the Marine ps, some of whom you have :r met, include veteran cam ners and young Marines who w of you only through the tales by the men who fought on dalcanal or from the official ac its of your valor. 3n this anniversary of the land on Guadalcanal, I have asked roup of Guadalcanal veterans to esent the more than 130,000 ines now in the Pacific who ember with respect and reverence sacrifices of the brave men who ;ht there. The tokens they bear from all of us as simple tributes /our personal valor and untiring rts in behalf of the First Marine ision (Reinforced) a quarter of mtury ago.

Lhe respect and admiration you from all Marines in 1942 is as ng now as is our enduring ap :iation of your assistance and lance in defeating the enemy es on Guadalcanal.”

Brought their own

he plaque unveiled by Vouza on cenotaph was designed by Mr.

Lewis, of the Geological Survey artment, and commemorates “the ration of the Solomon Islands,