Sites listed in this category should be suitable for visitors of all ages, but designed primarily for adult visitors. Sites provide material related to Veteran's Day, including historical background, holiday stories and poems, graphics, and ideas for celebrating. Sites may also provide information for parents and teachers, such as suggested family activities and lesson plans.

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Greetsomeone.com - Veterans Day Cards Send free Veterans Day Cards at greetsomeone.com. http://www.greetsomeone.com/november/veteran.htm FamilyEducation Network: a Parenting and Education Resource Online quiz designed for elementary school students help visitors review the history of Veterans Day. http://familyeducation.com/quiz/0%2C1399%2C3-3830%2C00.html Veterans Day Child of a World War II veteran created this site in honor of all veterans. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2855/dadvday.html Kansas City Star: Veterans Day Photo-rich Veterans Day presentation includes chronology of the holiday and war scenes. http://www.kcstar.com/krt/vets/vets.htm Veterans Day History Includes excerpts from the 1926 resolution which created Armistice Day, the forerunner of Veterans Day. Also includes excerpts from Presidential speeches commemorating Veterans Day. http://www.va.gov/pubaff/vetday98/vdnchistory.htm Giving Real Meaning to Veterans Day Argues that soldiers should not sacrifice themselves for our country, but should act in their own interests to protect their most precious values, foremost of which is their own lives and freedom. http://www.aynrand.org/medialink/veterans.shtml InfoPlease.com - Veterans' Day Provides short historical background of Veterans' Day, an overview of the wars in which the United States has taken part, and related links. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/veteransday1.html Veterans Day: Lest We Forget Collection of activities for teachers to use in the classroom. http://www.umkc.edu/imc/vetsday.htm Veterans Day: How It Was Named Articles taken from Oct. 1997 issue of Prairie Wheeler explore the background of Veterans Day. http://www.crk.umn.edu/newsevents/notices97-98/veteran/veterans.htm A Day of Pride, Veterans Day, Forgotten Bates student contends that the neglect of Veterans Day is a wonder and a shame. http://www.bates.edu/people/studpubs/BatesStudent/128/5/Forum/veterans.html Sheryl's Holiday Site: Veterans Day Includes brief history, poem, and related links. http://www.sherylfranklin.com/holidays/veterans_day.html Veterans' Day Includes history and lesson plan. http://www.patriotism.org/veterans_day/ Submarine Store: History of Veterans' Day A brief history of Veterans Day. http://www.submarinestore.com/facts-vetsday.htm Patriotic Pride: Veterans Day Reflections on Veterans Day observances, along with history and poems. http://www.dreamwater.com/raferty/veterans.html Veterans Day Infoplease.com article includes Veterans Day history and statistics. http://infoplease.lycos.com/spot/veteransday1.html National Veterans Day in Birmingham Nations oldest and largest holiday observance, located in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.nationalveteransday.org Remembrance Day An Australian government site about the day. Origins, the significance of the poppies, the customary silence, ceremonies, student activities, audio clips, and photo galleries. http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/rememb/Rem_day.htm Remembrance Day Australian site with many links for World War I and its impact on Austalians. Covers the history of Rememberance Day and why its name was changed from Armistice Day. http://www.acn.net.au/articles/remembrance/ In Flanders Fields Canadian site about Rememberance Day. http://www.freedomsite.org/cfirc/our_heritage/rememberance_day/ All Gave Some, Some Gave All A salute to America's veterans, complete with music, poems, photographs, military history, and children's activities. http://www.jeannepasero.com/vets.html Is It Nothing to You? Lest We Forget A Canadian site giving background to the observance of this day, and the text of two Rememberance Day poems. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Street/8986/rem_day.html Knowledge Hound: Veterans Day Activities And Crafts Commemorate and observe Veterans Day, Remembrance Day or Armistice Day by making a difference. Includes history, tips for helping vets and projects to get kids involved. http://www.knowledgehound.com/khhow2s/veterans_day_activities.htm BBC: Remembrance The history of Remembrance weekend and information about programmes on BBC television and radio during Remembrance period also Audio and video archive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/remembrance/ Veterans Day from the VA Department of Veterans Affairs web site lists Veterans Day celebrations throughout country, relates history of Veterans Day, and provides downloadable resources for teachers. http://www.va.gov/vetsday/