Aruligo, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands — Oceania (Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean)
Guadalcanal Veterans Memorial
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 27, 2022
1. Guadalcanal Veterans Memorial
In loving memory
Governments create wars but young men are called to fight in them. This is a hallowed area for in World War II thousands of young men gave their lives here – on the ground, in the air and on the surrounding seas. Say a prayer in your own way for these gallant men who served unselfishly when their countries called, and who fought and fell in desperate struggle, they gave their lives that peace might come to these islands and to the world. Remember them always for their sacrifice will have been in vain. God grant to us the peace that they have found.
Erected by the Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans (USA)
August 1986
Erected 1986 by Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 9° 19.119′ S, 159° 47.595′ E. Memorial is in Aruligo, Guadalcanal. It is on Unnamed Vilu Military Museum access road south of Western Highway. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Melanesia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, on the Pacific Rim, and in the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Repose of Souls (here, next to this marker); H.M.A.S. Canberra (here, next to this marker); Fiji Roll of Honour (here, next to this marker); Royal New Zealand Air Force Memorial (a few steps from this marker); RAMSI Peace Memorial (approx. 20.4 kilometers away); Police Memorial Park (approx. 20.4 kilometers away); Sir Jacob Charles Vouza (approx. 20.5 kilometers away); Campaigns to Free the Solomon Islands Memorials (approx. 20.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aruligo.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 27, 2022
2. Guadalcanal Veterans Memorial
The memorial, seen here roughly in the middle of the photo, is one of many at the Vilu Military Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
