Said Marine Captain Tex Smith, who was in position to observe Edson for most of the night, "I can say that if there is such a thing as one man holding a battalion together, Edson did it that night.
Kaptajn i marinekorpset Tex Smith, som kunne se Edson det meste af natten sagde: "Jeg kan sige, at hvis man kan tale om at en mand holdt sammen på en bataljon, så var det det Edson gjorde den nat.