A professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle has found
a unique way to honor the veterans of World War II and ensure
that their service to their country is never forgotten.Each year
without fail, Professor Anderson Giles makes at least one
pilgrimage to the Pacific islands to participate in
commemoration ceremonies, lead trips to historic battle sites,
and preserve through film, photographs and interviews the
history and stories of what happened there more than 60 years
ago. This year, Giles made two trips to the Pacific that took
him to Guadalcanal, Tulagi, Saipan, Tinian and Guam. Giles, a
professor of art at the university, is passionate about the
history of World War II and the veterans who served in the
Pacific theater. He has worked for more than 20 years to
preserve the history of the war in the Pacific through film,
photographs, paintings and other collections, and has traveled
to many islands in the Pacific - including Iwo Jima, Tarawa, and
Peleliu - to document historical sites and intervi