For other great events like this. Now on cspan2 booktv, more television for serious readers. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. My name is ian rowe, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise institute and the Thomas P Ford institute. Most importantly, for todays discussion i am the ceo of public prep, a network of public charter elementary and middle school located in the heart of the south bronx and Lower East Side of manhattan. Its my honor to welcome you to what i believe will be a very provocative discussion on compelling new book how to educate an american the conservative vision for tomorrows schools, published by templeton press. Moore joined today by a fantastic group of panelists beginning with Michael Petrilli and chester finn respectively the president and president emeritus of fordham institute. How to educate an american was the brainchild of mike and chester finn and they will share the original inspiration behind the book and why it seems even more important now to re
Grief and purpose. The knock at the door. [inaudible conversations] all right. Welcome. I want to welcome everyone to the Doylestown Book shop. We, the entire staff, are all happy to have you here and its such an honor to host this event. My name is glenda chiles, im the owner of the book shop. Were so happy to be in a community that supports our local businesses as well as our local nonprofits and this is a special one today. So, its my honor to introduce you to the authors of this book. Well start with briryan manion she has supported our families of fallen heroes. Inspired by the character, leadership and sacrifice of her brother, First Lieutenant Travis Manion who made the ultimate sacrifice in iraq on april 29th, 2007. Serving as the president of Travis Manion foundation since 2012, ryan leads a National Movement focused on assisting veterans and families of the fallen to take the next step in their personal journeys and inspiring the next generation of leaders. And in 2015, she r
Well start with brian. Shes dedicated her life to supporting our nations military, veterans and families of fallen heroes. Shes inspired by the character, leadership and sacrifice of her brother, First Lieutenant travis, who made the ultimate sacrifice in iraq aprilde 29, 2007. Serving as a president of the foundation since 2012, leading a National Union focusing on veterans and families of the fallen to take the next steps in the personal journeys the next generation of leaders. 2015, she received the president s lifetime achievemeni award for volunteer service. In 2016, ryanci took an official appointment to serve on the remember and explore subcommittee and the honor subcommittee for the Advisory Committee Arlington National cemetery. Ryan also serves as a board member of the National Association of Veterans Serving Organization as well as on the Advisory Board for the global war on terror, memorial foundation. Ryan resides right here with her husband and three children, where she c
I want to welcome everyone to the shop. We the entire staff are so happy to have you all here and its such an honor to host the event. My name is glenda and i am the owner of the bookshop. We are happy to be in a community that supports our business and nonprofits and this is a special one today. So, it is my honor to introduce you to the authors of this book. I will start with ryan manion who devoted her life to supporting the nations military, veterans and families of fallen heroes. Shes inspired by the character, leadership and sacrifice of her brother, First Lieutenant Charles Manion who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2,007. Since the foundation of 2012, ryan leads a National Movement focused on assisting veterans and families of the falling to take the next step in their personal journeys and inspiring the next generation of leaders. In 2015, she received the president s Lifetime Achievement award for volunteer service. In 2016, ryan took an official appointment to serve on the re
To the shop. We the entire staff are so happy to have you all here and its such an honor to host the event. My name is glenda and i am the owner of the bookshop. We are happy to be in a community that supports our business and nonprofits and this is a special one today. So, it is my honor to introduce you to the authors of this book. I will start with ryan manion who devoted her life to supporting the nations military, veterans and families of fallen heroes. Shes inspired by the character, leadership and sacrifice of her brother, First Lieutenant Charles Manion who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2,007. Since the foundation of 2012, ryan leads a National Movement focused on assisting veterans and families of the falling to take the next step in their personal journeys and inspiring the next generation of leaders. In 2015, she received the president s Lifetime Achievement award for volunteer service. In 2016, ryan took an official appointment to serve on the remember and explore subcommi