America's veterans and military heroes deserve far more recognition than they get: YouTube star
To look beyond his own experience, Flood created a survey that drew more than 1,100 responses from 49 states.
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- The departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES "It should feel less like a memory test and more like we're learning about real people," the student wrote.
- Most rated their history class a four or five out of five, and one student offered an idea about how to make the subject more meaningful.
And if you can draw from those experiences and learn those lessons, it’s going to help you in life." Flood has built an online following by telling the stories of American military heroes, from their childhood to their service and on through their later-in-life experiences.
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- Flood said he hopes the project encourages others to keep telling the stories of the people behind American military history.
- At the same time, 64% of the students said someone in their own family had served in the military.
- Nic Flood, a journeyman electrician and father of two, told Fox News Digital that when people "learn about America’s war heroes, you’re learning about some of the best, bravest individuals that have ever existed on the face of the planet.
- HIDDEN CAUSE OF VETERANS' STRUGGLES DRIVES RENEWED URGENCY IN VA MESSAGING "If you forget what these men sacrificed, then ultimately you're going to wind up forgetting what they sacrificed for, too," Flood said.
- "I think hearing these lessons, especially at a young age to kids, is very powerful." The response to Flood's online work ultimately helped inspire "Heroes Erased," his children's book series focused on 10 American heroes from World War II.
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