Sub Discovery Brings 'Peace,' 'Closure'

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They are on eternal patrol now, the old-timers say - 52 submarines that were lost during World War II, the last moments of those final dives known only to God, and the men aboard.

Now, one of them has been found. The U.S. Navy has verified that the USS Lagarto - all 1,526 tons of her - has been discovered sitting upright at the bottom of the Gulf of Thailand in about 230 feet of water, with 86 sailors entombed inside.

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Sub Discovery Brings 'Peace,' 'Closure'

"We've got a feeling of relief, peace and a kind of elation now. It's almost a miracle. But the discovery of the Lagarto seems to have touched a nerve across the country. We're finding that people still appreciate what the...

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