overwhelming, and then we printed it in spanish. it was translated into spanish. and the other i think one of the nicest compliments i ve ever gotten about the book was from soldiers themselves. they wrote me even from the come bat zone, e-mailed me and said, your book finally gave me something to give my parents that explained why i do what i do, why i love being in the army. and to me i loved it i never thought about soldiers reading my book. i thought it would be family members. so i loved it that the soldiers responded to it also. vicky cody your soldier, your army. folks can get this how? if they re not getting it from their soldier son or daughter? you can go on the website,
reporter: we reached oitute the mcginnis family who had no idea about his project and became emotional after seeing the site. in an e-mail, mr. mcginnis thanked him for his work, describing it as a way to showcase the sacrifices of our nation s heroes. but there are still new sacrifices he will continue to capture. ricky says he s received nearly 600 e-mails from people supporting his project. he hopes to expand his website to include all the lives lost in the global war on terror, not just those buried here in arlington. he says with the help of volunteers, he ll be able to do it. joe? check out the catch of the day off the coast of north carolina yesterday. this barnacle incrusted anchor once belonging to the ship queen ann s revenge better known as the blackbeard flag ship. there is a changing of the guard for the blue angels. commander dave says he did not
one by one 17-year-old ricky gallaolend keeps these headstones alive, online. you come here thinking what? well, it s sad because i come here and i look at the birth dates and the death dates and i think, you know, these are kids that aren t much older than me. reporter: the computer whiz started documenting the 858 soldiers who fought in iraq and afghanistan and are buried at arlington. after he heard about the record keeping problems that cemetery. he posted the information and pictures on his website called preserveandhonor.com. it s received more than a million hits since it launched in october. what do you hope for when people logon to your website? i hope that they can go on and feel a little bit of comfort in knowing that, you know, they re not just a number of casualties or anything like
wwwausa.org. you get free copies. they pay for all the shipping and handling. you can order one copy or a thousand copies. and i m just glad for the opportunity to talk about it so more people can benefit from it. and if i could just say one last thing i know we re probably running out of time. do i have time? go ahead real quick. i just wanted to say i think each and every one of us as americans, we should thank these wonderful men and women that wear the uniform and defend our country and are so willing to sacrifice for our freedoms and for this nation. i can think of no other way than on memorial day to do something nice for a soldier or their family. fantastic. thanks so much. vicky cody, appreciate your time from washington. thank you. a group of teenagers made a huge sacrifice to help some alabama tornado victims, but it paid off in an even bigger way.
17-year-old ricky gelleland keeps the spirit behind these headstones at arlington national cemetery alive online. you come here thinking what? well, it s sad because i come here and i look at the birth dates and the death dates and think these are kids that aren t much older than me. reporter: the computer whiz started documenting the 858 soldiers who fought in iraq and afghanistan and are buried at arlington. after he heard about the recordkeeping problems at the cemetery, he posted the information and pictures on his website called preserveandhonor.com. it s received more than a million hits since it launched in october. what do you hope for when people logon to your website? i hope they can go on and feel a little comfort in knowing that they re not just number of casualties or anything like that, they re actual people. reporter: an investigation by the army inspector general found 211 graves were miss labeled here, and arlington cemetery has