Library of Congress
Loc: Helicopters, the Multi Mission Aircraft
Delve into these videos and audio interviews conducted of several U.S. veterans regarding their experiences served as part of helicopter crews during various combat operations.
Library of Congress
Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines
This exhibition consists of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections at the Library of Congress. With an emphasis on World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War...
Other
National Ww Ii Museum New Orleans: My Memorial Day
A look at Memorial Day and why it is celebrated. Find a PDF file with facts on Memorial Day and ten ways to observe it.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: Folding Origami Peace Cranes
Instructions for making paper peace cranes and directions on how to share the story of the peace crane.
Other
Vvmf: Wall of Faces
Website containing photos and biographical information of Vietnam War veterans.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: The Poppy
We wear a poppy on November 11th to commemorate an important event in our history. Here teachers and students will find informative answers to some basic questions about the poppy along with some interesting facts.
Other
Private Art: Wwii Letters to & From Home
A great site which has the letters of both Pvt. Arthur Pranger and those who wrote to him during World War II. You can click on a day such as May 2, 1943 and will get a letter.
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Library of Congress: Veterans History Project
A collection, sponsored by the Library of Congress, of stories and experiences of veterans "while they are still among us." Students can also interview a veteran using the Project Kit supplied. Be sure to click on "The Art of War," a...
A&E Television
History.com: The Wwi Origins of the Poppy as a Remembrance Symbol
The Remembrance Day symbolism of the poppy started with a poem written by a World War I brigade surgeon who was struck by the sight of the red flowers growing on a ravaged battlefield. From the devastated landscape of the battlefields,...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
Other
For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War
The For King and Empire website is a must for teachers of the First World War. Soldier day-by-by accounts of the battles at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele are provided along with authentic war art postcards and songs of the era available...
Curated OER
U.s. Veteran Charles Novak Pays Tribute
This NPR site includes many interesting links about D-Day. Be sure to click on the Photo Gallery for D-Day pictures and to hear Eisenhower's statement to Allied forces.
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Personal Site: Memorial Day
A wonderfully useful site to teachers looking for Memorial Day lesson plans or students looking to research information regarding the origins and practices of this day. Has great links and pictures for bringing greater awareness to the...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Holidays
Fun module on American holidays provides students with one or more videos for special holidays in each month of the year and offers links to related resources, such as Veterans Museum and Memorial Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic...
Curated OER
Memorial Day, 1898
A political cartoon depicting a Union and a Confederate veteran united in support for the Spanish-American War. A painting entitled Twelve-Inch Gun depicting elegant officers and ladies aboard a battle ship, civilizing gentility and the...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Lieutenant Colonel John Mc Crae
Read about the life of John McCrae. He wrote 'In Flanders Fields', the much loved poem that is read in ceremonies all over the world to commemorate those who served in the world wars. Because of his poem, the poppy has come to serve as a...
Other
Federal Benefits
Examine this list of benefits for employees of the federal government, including salary increases, job security, and health insurance coverage.