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Tarawa is a tiny dot in the south pacific. before world war ii, few americans had heard of it. that changed in late 1943 when thousands of u.s. marines stormed the beaches in an epic battle. it took three days to defeat the japanese because they dug in there, but the cost of victory was staggering. hundreds of dead marines were buried in mass graves and never recovered until now. cnn's ted rowlands takes us there. >> this is where we found it, inside the hole here. >> reporter: about a year ago peter was digging a hole with his son next to his home. >> we dig the hole for making a garden. whil...
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