>> eric: for the younger generation, legacy of world war ii is what they see in the movies. now online museum is gathering the story of veterans from world war ii to the present so we don't forget. elizabeth prann is live from atlanta with the latest. hi, elizabeth. what is this about? >> reporter: hard to believe but a world war ii vet dies every 90 seconds, which is why there is a push to preserve the stories while we can. one atlanta man is using technology to do justthat. take a look. six decades passed since bob dropped out of college to defend our country. >> we were all just a bunch of kids fighting in europe and likewise, the germans for the same way. >> one of more than 16 million americans who fought in world war ii between 1941 and 1945. more than 400,000 never came home. >> one of those might have been able to cure cancer.