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
recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his overseas trip today and he s going to meet with emergency officials and tornado victims in joplin tomorrow. the president is expected to hear stories of sorrow and pain, as well as acts of bravery. cnn paul is standing in the debris of what was once a neighborhood in joplin, missouri. paul, how are the search and recovery efforts going? well, they re going very painstakingly slow. you can imagine