“We love all you navy boys. Every time we have to go someplace to fight, you fellas give us a ride.”
And after giving our beloved Marines a ride to Guadalcanal, we sailors fought sea battles as best we could with limited resources to support our Marines.
Marine and Army KIA at Guadalcanal: 1,592.
Navy KIA in the Sea Battles of Santa Cruz, Cruiser Night Action off Guadalcanal, Battleship Night Action, and the Battle of Tassafaronga: 5,041.
Source: Neptune's Inferno.
Bugger off.