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National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal(1993)
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Explorer follows Bob Ballard and veterans from both America and Japan as they search for ships that were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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A Marine is blinded during the Guadalcanal campaign and must adapt to his new life. With the help of his devoted nurse, he learns to overcome his self-pity and bitterness.
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A team of scuba divers travels to the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific to dive the wreck of the USS Atlanta, which was destroyed and sunk in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal during WWII. The story of the diving expedition is interweaved with accounts by USS Atlanta veterans, historians, and archival footage and photographs.
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