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From that aspect, knowing there's a scientific perspective but such an emotional perspective these artifacts, remains for the families. >> i suppose the most you need is perseverance and patience because it takes a lot of time, in other words, to use the scientific method and develop the grid searches and to make sure you follow all the leads that you have takes a lot of time. but you're absolutely right. when you're under water and come around the corner and see that wreck site for the first time and you know there are americans missing and maybe right in front of you, your heart skips a beat...

How you began your searches and what you can do for people. >> about 20 years ago i came across wreckage that was american and realized there were a lot of americans shot down behind enemy lines and remained missing. we began a process of first archival searches and interviews and fieldwork which involves jungle and underwater searches for locate the wreck sites where these missing americans remain. >> so tommy, you heard about this, you and your wife heard about this. you contacted dr. scannon to see how you would be able to do this. explain emotionally why did you want to do this and how did...

So this saturday marks 72 years since the bombing of pearl harbor. also a time to remember prisoners of war and those missing in action during world war ii. the project is an organization that helps bring closure for some of these families by funding search operations in the islands for the remains and inside the battleships of planes that were taken down during the war. dr. patrick scannon leads the project which is the crew that conducts the underwater searches. also joining me in studio, tommy doyle whose father was a crew member of a bomber shot down during the war and able to find closure...