Teen succeeds where the Army failed
An 11th grader from TexasStafford, VA has done what the Army couldn’t do at Arlington National Cemetery – he’s recorded images and text of the honored dead’s memorials at Arlington (LA Times link);
Richard “Ricky” Gilleland III — 11th-grader and Junior Future Business Leaders of America computer ace — has succeeded where the Army failed: He has created the only digitized record of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans laid to rest at Arlington. His website, preserveandhonor.com, is a reverent catalog of the fallen, and one young man’s response to a scandal of Army mismanagement, mismarked graves and unmarked remains that has rocked this hallowed place for two years.
There’s hope for America yet when we can produce children like this despite the toxic climate in which we live.
I guess it’s a work in progress, I searched for some of my friends and they weren’t in the database yet.
Thanks to Ken for the link.
Category: Support the troops
This should prove to be an embarrassment, but we all know that it won’t. Someone might acknowledge this kid, but chances are it will go ignored. Sad commentary.
Man, excellent work by this young man. BTW, he is from Stafford VA according to the news reports.
Anyone who bags on the “younger generation” doesn’t know what they’re talking about. I see young folks like Ricky and I know that he and others will keep fighting the good fight for this country and all of us.
Bravo Zulu, Ricky.
I sleep better at night, with stories like this! 🙂
Ken??
This kid put the entire US Army Admin to shame??? Serious? HOOAH, kid! Very well done!
@Woody- just another reader….