Sandusky’s Living History Project Video Transcription

Dr. Eugene Sanders: “Well we’re very proud to be here at the historic Ohio Veteran’s Home today, to participate in a project-based learning activity with the veterans of foreign wars here at the Ohio Veteran’s Home. This is a unique opportunity that our students will have to merge real life experiences with actual people who participated in historic events. I’m very proud to be a part of this project today and we really are appreciative for the PBS programming that will allow our students to have a unique experience.”

Ms. Baldwin: “So I’m the English teacher and we worked on their speaking skills, interview skills, how do write an open question versus a closed question, or how do you ask a follow up question, how do you make somebody comfortable before an interview.”

Mrs. Friend: “I come from a family of veterans, so the veteran experience is very close to my heart, and to have people open up to my students with their military experiences in such an open way, it was just really beautiful and very moving.”

Ms. Baldwin: “This was at least one time that they didn’t have to ask, “When am I going to use this in real life?” They weren’t learning about war through a text book.”

Student: “They had a great impact on, not just my life, but my generation because, say they didn’t do what they did, and we lose, and we have to live a different way, or live under someone else’s judgement.”

Student: “It was just a good experience and a good thing to know that they put their lives on the line to keep our freedom.”

Student: “I felt like they were really easy to talk to, and I felt like we could just talk forever.”

Student: “Their bravery, they went, and they were brave and they came back and can tell you their story, they’re not scared to tell you. They’re very brave, it’s really awesome.”

Student: “I think the veterans did excellent, I honestly started tearing up and they just did an amazing job really getting into detail and telling us every bit of information that could be to tell about what happened during that time period and I just thought it was absolutely amazing, and I loved learning about their lives and what they went through, and to actually see how they put their lives on the line for us, and actually realize that, they really care about all of us. All the United States citizens. They put their lives on the line for our hearts to keep pumping, and for us to keep doing what we want to do in the future, and for our dreams to keep going.”

Student: “You have to be very brave, and you have to have a strong passion for your country to go to war, and you have to be selfless, so selfless, you can’t just think about yourself, you have to think about everybody, you just got to be brave, they are just amazing people. I don’t know if I could ever do it.”

Ms. Baldwin: “I think, they’ll remember this, for years to come, I think we will to, the teachers will, and I know the veterans have made comments about how these kids did more for me then I did for them, and so, I think everybody involved is going to remember this.”

Mrs. Friend: “I just think that we’ve really, impacted the community in a very positive way, much more than I anticipated, and I’m really proud of my students for that.”

Student: “Thank you for your time, thank you for your service, thank you for your stories.”