Lessons Activities and Resources to Support the Commemoration of Veterans Day
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Related Web Sites<br />
Celebrating <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong> / Military.com<br />
http://www.military.com/veterans-day/<br />
Summary: Military.com connects servicemembers, military families <strong>and</strong> veterans <strong>to</strong> all <strong>the</strong> benefits <strong>of</strong> service — government<br />
benefits, scholarships, discounts, lifelong friends, men<strong>to</strong>rs, great s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>of</strong> military life or missions, <strong>and</strong> much more. This site<br />
provides information regarding <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong> <strong>and</strong> different ways parents can celebrate <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong> with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
children <strong>and</strong> teach <strong>the</strong>m about <strong>the</strong> importance <strong>of</strong> this holiday.<br />
The <strong>Veterans</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry Project / Library <strong>of</strong> Congress<br />
URL: www.loc.gov/vets<br />
Summary: This site is brought <strong>to</strong> you from <strong>the</strong> Library <strong>of</strong> Congress in Washing<strong>to</strong>n, D.C. The site was designed especially with young people<br />
in mind, <strong>and</strong> it tells <strong>the</strong> s<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> America‘s past. The <strong>Veterans</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry Project has collected, preserved, <strong>and</strong> made available <strong>the</strong> personal<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>of</strong> American war veterans <strong>and</strong> civilian workers who supported <strong>the</strong>m. These collections <strong>of</strong> firsth<strong>and</strong> accounts are ga<strong>the</strong>red for use by<br />
researchers so that future generations may hear directly from veterans <strong>to</strong> better underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> realities <strong>of</strong> war.<br />
United States Department <strong>of</strong> Veteran Affairs / United States Government<br />
URL: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/<br />
Summary: This site has great information from <strong>the</strong> US government regarding <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>and</strong> observance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong>. Look<br />
for teacher guides, links for young children, <strong>and</strong> information regarding <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> Veteran‘s day.<br />
<strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong> / Infoplease (Pearson Education)<br />
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/veteransday1.html<br />
Summary: This site contains <strong>Veterans</strong>' statistics, his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> holiday, war poetry, <strong>and</strong> more.<br />
<strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry / His<strong>to</strong>ry.com<br />
http://www.his<strong>to</strong>ry.com/<strong>to</strong>pics/his<strong>to</strong>ry-<strong>of</strong>-veterans-day<br />
Summary: This site contains articles, links, videos, <strong>and</strong> pho<strong>to</strong> galleries related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>and</strong> observance <strong>of</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Day</strong>.<br />
<strong>Veterans</strong>' S<strong>to</strong>ries: The <strong>Veterans</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry Project / Library <strong>of</strong> Congress<br />
URL: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/pdf/overview.pdf<br />
Summary: This is <strong>the</strong> teacher guide/primary source set that corresponds <strong>to</strong> The <strong>Veterans</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry Project <strong>and</strong> contains links <strong>to</strong><br />
primary sources. These items can take many forms from personal narratives (audio <strong>and</strong> video-taped interviews, written memoirs)<br />
<strong>and</strong> correspondence (letters, postcards, v-mail, personal diaries) <strong>to</strong> visual materials (pho<strong>to</strong>graphs, drawings, scrapbooks).
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