Before veteran Charles Waterhouse died at the age of 89, he painted portraits of more than 300 Marines who had received the Medal of Honor. His daughter has published those paintings in a book.
After World War II, veteran Charles Waterhouse made it his mission to honor his fellow Marines by painting their portraits. His daughter Jane Waterhouse joins us to discuss publishing his art in the book "Valor in Action." And, the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona s oldest and largest botanical garden, was saved Monday from the Telegraph Fire after firefighters dropped flame retardant from an air tanker. The arboretum s executive director talks about the rescue.
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mitchell page and he won his medal of honor on guadalcanal. he was one tough marine. reporter: in his 80s and in failing health, waterhouse set out to paint marines who won the medal of honor, some 450 according to his daughter, jane. we all knew it was a quixotic mission. reporter: what do you think was driving him? why did i survive when so many brave people around me didn t? reporter: the paintings a metaphor for her father s own battle. it s all a moment of the struggle between life and death. and that s where he was, a man who was struggling with life and death to get this done. reporter: waterhouse died at age 89, having completed 220 paintings. all the paintings were around him. he died with his men, he really did. reporter: jane waterhouse published them complete with a description of each battle.
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