This Is Something I Like to See-- Part 1

From the July/August American Spirit Magazine (of the Daughters of the American Revolution) "Front and Center" by Nancy Cooper.

This was the kind of story I like to see where young people learn about history first-hand and, often, their own families. 

Barbara Hatch was teaching high school at Judson School in Scottsdale, Arizona, when her students began wondering whether the movie "Saving Private Ryan" was true.  She found out it was fictional, but loosely based on the story of the four Niland brothers from Tonawanda, New York.  Three of them were reported as dead and the last one, Fritz, was sent back to the US to complete his service.

Finding this out put her in contact with Ralph George who had created the Veterans in the Classroom program and Hatch began inviting veterans to speak in her classroom to tell their stories.

What started as classroom visits grew into a school club, the veterans Heritage Project (VHP), a program to capture and share veteran stories.

More to Come.  --GreGen