Spirit of America: American Flag Relay Run From D.C. to New York
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Stay right there, we're going to have special coverage of a really amazing relay race that's going to go from Washington, D.C. all the way up to New York in the name of supporting the folks up there who are all trying to get over the terrorist attacks of September 11. But we have a really special preview because Ensign Dan Campos, a recent Naval Academy graduate, actually came up with this idea, it's a flag relay. And Dan's joining us there in the middle with a bunch of his buddies -- good morning.</s>ENSIGN DAN CAMPOS, U.S. NAVY: Morning.</s>LIN: Hey, Dan, great idea and congratulations. A quick introduction to the folks with you, are they other naval cadets, naval grads who are going with you today?</s>CAMPOS: There's plenty of military personnel and civilians involved in this run.</s>LIN: How in the world did you get this idea?</s>CAMPOS: I just came up with the idea, but John Durham and Christine Fix (ph) helped put it together.</s>LIN: And what is it exactly you're -- all I know is you're running from D.C. to New York. How is this going to work?</s>CAMPOS: How's it going to work? We'll just be very patient and dedicated.</s>LIN: And you're carrying the American flag, right?</s>CAMPOS: Correct,...</s>LIN: So you're...</s>CAMPOS: ... the one John Durham is carrying right now.</s>LIN: So you're going to -- you're going to relay this flag all the way up to New York?</s>CAMPOS: Correct.</s>LIN: How far are each of you going to run?</s>CAMPOS: It varies. There's a couple that are doing five miles, some that are doing 10, 15. It's what they want to do, basically.</s>LIN: Why do you want to do this?</s>CAMPOS: OK, I'll direct that question, why do you want to do this, to John Durham.</s>LIN: OK.</s>JOHN DURHAM, U.S. NAVY: There are three main purposes for the run. The first being to show moral support for those who are still working at both the wreckage sites. Also, the second reason is to show our -- the American strength in unity during a time of crisis such as these. And the third reason, and certainly not the least of the three, is to -- hopefully this will spur a response from the general public to give more to the families and to the members of the teams working -- still working -- to those -- the donation foundations that are already in place in order to support them better.</s>LIN: What a great cause. Dan, what's the route you're going to be running?</s>CAMPOS: Thank you.</s>LIN: How do we get to see you guys?</s>CAMPOS: Well, there is a Web page that I'm sure we'll get to CNN so they -- you could track the track along the way. It's basically GPS, and from now, just look for us in Route 1, that's the -- it'll be the majority of the run.</s>LIN: Route 1, all right. Are you raising money by doing this?</s>CAMPOS: No, no.</s>LIN: Are there any restrictions that you have on the relay?</s>CAMPOS: There is one, a bridge, and maybe -- but we'll work around it as we go. We'll if -- as far as the bridge, we'll have to just ride the van over. It's only a mile long so it's not going to be too bad.</s>LIN: Which bridge is this? Which bridge is this?</s>CAMPOS: The Haytum (ph), I believe.</s>LIN: The Haytum Bridge, all right. Dan, do you have any idea how much you're running? I understand you can run, what, 3, 10, 20 miles?</s>CAMPOS: I'll probably average 10.</s>LIN: You must be in pretty awesome shape.</s>CAMPOS: Oh, I think we all are.</s>LIN: All right, thanks so much. We're going to be watching you guys as you kick off your race in just a few minutes, right, in about eight minutes? You guys are leaving at 6:00 Eastern.</s>CAMPOS: Correct.</s>LIN: We'll see you in just a bit. Congratulations, good luck, and I'm sure everybody is going to be rooting for you along the way.</s>CAMPOS: Thank you.</s>LIN: All right, we'll see you in just a bit. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com