were just as scared and just as helpless. >> one of my friends got a text that said there had been a massive tsunami in japan. obviously we all freaked out because georgia was over there. >> they turned on the tv and saw images from noda, the little coastal town where georgia was based. >> it was unrecognizable from the images she had sent to us. the buildings were destroyed, there was debris everywhere. >> and georgia, though they tried and tried, was unreachable. >> we really thought that she had gone, kind of lost hope i guess. >> back in indiana that night, the news ever worse, john turned on his computer and read that last e-mail from zach. >> he sent it literally ten minutes before the earthquake hit, birthday greeting. >> and said what? >> happy birthday, love you. >> it said much more than that, though. >> dearest rock inpoppy, happy