Guadalcanal Day Published August 16, 2017 at 460 × 307 in Guadalcanal Day ← Previous Next → Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Rex McMillan delivers remarks at the Sir Jacob Vouza Monument during a Guadalcanal Day ceremony honoring the Americans and allies who lost their lives during the Guadalcanal campaign Aug. 7, 1942 through Feb. 9, 1943. Public Domain.