These patriotic teens are telling the stories of war vets before they’re lost forever

Recently-released data from Department of Veteran's Affairs shows that on average, 492 World War II veterans die each day.

So a couple of California teenagers have taken it upon themselves to tell these stories before they're lost.

Rishi Sharma of Agoura Hills, California, has set up the website Heroes of the Second World War. At the time of writing this article, he has interviewed, recorded, and published 360 interviews.

On his website, Rishi states "These men are my biggest heroes and my closest friends. I am just trying to get a better understanding of what they had to go through in order for me and so many others to be here today and to get a better appreciation for how good I have it."

After just over 14 months, he has traveled all over the country and sits down with each WWII veteran for the interview. He sends the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project some of the videos. With the veteran's permission, he posts videos on Heroes of the Second World War's Facebook page.

He doesn't profit off the project, nor will he ever. He has a GoFundMe page that he uses to pay for the expenses of travel, maintaining the non-profit, and production costs. Currently, he is just shy of his initial goal.

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In his video series "Andy Fancher Presents," Andy has published many videos highlighting the life of the veteran. He goes in detail about their service, life after the military, and the impact of battle.

His series doesn't focus specifically on World War II, but he does get into the mindset of the people he interviews. The stories get emotional. He told NBC5 Dallas-Fort Worth, "I realized that I didn't have much of a strong stomach. I've teared up a lot behind the camera."

To watch his series, check out the video below.