Bloody Ridge and BeyondBy: Marlin Groft, Larry Alexander On the island of Guadalcanal, a 2,000 yard long ridge rose from the jungle canopy. Behind it lay the air base of Henderson Field. And if Henderson Field fell, it would mean the almost certain death or capture of all 12,500 Marines on the island . . . Positioned on the ridge were the hard fighting men of Edsons Raiders of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. They were the United States Marine Corps best of the best, and