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They talk about Pearl Harbor. They talk about the Marshall Islands. But how often do you hear about Chuuk? In 1944, during Operation Hailstone, over 40 ships were sunk in just two days — turning Chuuk Lagoon into one of the largest underwater war graveyards in history. Those ships are still there. Still resting beneath the Pacific. This isn’t just a dive site. It’s a chapter of island history the world doesn’t talk about loud enough. Pacific islands weren’t just dots on a map. They were battlegr