the battle for guadalcanal was 20 days old today in 1942. 20 days long.when they landed at guadalcanal they expected it to be at max a 30 day battle. it was still going on six months later. there was absolutely no one who forecast that america could be put in that kind of a situation, yet at the end of the day, the nation's mobilizes and we win the war. and make no doubt about it, it would not have happened had the united states not gotten into the war. europe would've been ruled by hitler and his talent and japan would have run asia. now, when you look at the way the news is being covered today, and the disparaging things that are being said routinely by my colleague in the mainstream media about those who serve in our armed forces, or those who support our armed forces, and i have met several other contractors to today, that's the new dirty word in america, contractor. the media has to get out to the american people are going to do to these soldiers, sailors, sailors, guardsmen and marines in my generation came back from vietnam. the american people are