tracing -- we still haven't found the actual person, but evidently it was an irish conscript in the irish navy that came to puerto rico. puerto rico was owned by britain, as they liked to do with their colonies, and efficient evidently the sailor came there and said palm trees, warm weather, and look at the girls. and he remained. that's the end of the second part. the third part is in response to the op ed piece that margaret mcpeek wrote in the chronicle and the letters, i don't know if you've read them -- you should pick up -- the letters that a couple of, you know, irish americans wrote in response accusing cousin mcpeek of not having a sense of humor. it has to do with these tee shirts that target has produced for the st. patrick's day parade in which mrs. mcpeek derided the fact that they were making fun of the irish in the united states, you know, things like i survived the kelly murphy family gathering, things like that. and they wrote letters poking fun at what i thought was a couragous op ed piece. so this is in response to the irish americans who don't feel the pride that they shoul

irish when it comes to the great weather. thank you for what you're doing, your past service in the navy and what you're doing with for the alone because it's not just -- not alone because it's not just ptsd but the families. >> it really is. god bless you and thank you for everything. >> you're welcome. our coverage of the marathon starts at 8:00 a.m. next saturday. have a great afternoon. that's it for us at noon. we'll be back at 5:00.

navy spy on its enemies. >>> and the terms are elite but it's the irish eyes that are smiling. one national proves his worth. plus it's the biggest game of the year and the caps fall flat. an uphill battle now for the playoffs. as >>> two families who won a wrongful death lawsuit against virginia tech are trying to civic circumvent a $100,000 cap on damages. earlier this month the jury awarded those families $4 million each because school officials did not warn students about a deadly shooting in a dormitory back on april 16th of 2007. two hours later that same gunman killed 30 people on the campus including himself. >>> state officials asked the judge to enforce the $100,000 cap. this week the family's lawyer filed motions in an effort to recover a total of $2 million in damages from the state's risk management plan. >>> first lady michelle obama will be the commencement speaker at virginia tech this spring. the campus was picked because of its resilience and for coming together during hard times. last year a gunman killed a campus police officer there before turning the gun o