Ontario man aims to preserve the living history of Canadian veterans.

Zach Dunn, 26, has spent nearly five years recording first-person interviews with about 150 veterans from Canada and 16 other countries and shares the collection with museums and schools.

Zach Dunn has spent nearly five years travelling across Canada to record first-person accounts from veterans. He has interviewed about 150 veterans from Canada and 16 other countries, capturing stories from multiple conflicts and eras. Dunn shares the video collection with museums and schools so younger people can learn from firsthand accounts. This weekend he visited London, Ont., where he met nine local veterans. What is known: - Dunn has interviewed 150 veterans from Canada and 16 other countries, recording their accounts on camera. - The interviews cover service in the Second World War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War and the Gulf War. - Several interviewees are centenarians, including 100-year-old George Olley, 104-year-old Betty Jean Garrity, 103-year-old Frank "Tex" Davis and 101-year-old Jack Keer. - The project was inspired by Dunn's grandfather, John Lionel Williams, a Second World War paratrooper who participated in the Battle of Normandy. - Dunn often asks veterans about life before and after service, and sometimes brings high school students to interviews so they can meet veterans directly. Summary: Dunn's recordings aim to preserve firsthand memories for museums and educational use and to keep a living record of veterans' experiences. He plans to continue documenting veterans' journeys and has said he hopes to write a book one day.