<p>Day after day, the sun, the sea, and the sharks cut down the men who clung to the “doughnut” raft: Seaman Heyn’s Story from the Naval Archives</p>
<p><span class="deck"> So thought many a weary Marine after the bloody, interminable battle for Guadalcanal. It was only a dot in the ocean, but upon its possession turned the entire course of the Pacific war</span> </p>
<p>One of the great tragedies of World War II, when five brothers were lost on the same ship, is remembered at two museums.</p>
