The History of Veterans' Day - History.com mini-site includes a timeline of America's wars, battle maps, triva, and video clips detailing veterans' experiences. - http://www.history.com/minisites/veteransday
The Things They Carried - An inspirational tribute to America's veterans. - http://peggiesplace.gospelcom.net/tnt96.htm
Annie's Veteran's Day Page - Offers a Christian perspective on the holiday, along with an overview of the five branches of service and tips for celebrating. - http://www.annieshomepage.com/veterans.html
Today in History: November 11 - Virtual exhibit from the Library of Congress reflects on the holiday's past. - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov11.html
Veterans Day 2006 - Online tribute from Military.com includes history, movie, tips for celebrating with children, interviews, and a copy of the veterans bill of rights. - http://www.military.com/veteransday
The History of Veterans Day - A chronology of this observance's evolution in the U.S. - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm
Letting Down Our Guard - Features transcript of a PBS NewsHour interview with Colonel David Hackworth, America's most decorated veteran. - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/november96/veterans_11-11.html
Remembering Veterans Day at The Holiday Zone - Provides art and craft ideas, discussion topics, language activities, writing prompts, interactive puzzles and quizzes, poems, and literature recommendations. - http://www.theholidayzone.com/veterans/
In Flanders Fields - Canadian site about Rememberance Day. - http://www.canadafirst.net/our_heritage/rememberance_day/
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://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
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/
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
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/
National Veterans Day in Birmingham - Nations oldest and largest holiday observance, located in Birmingham, Alabama. - http://www.nationalveteransday.org
Veterans' Day - Includes history and lesson plan. - http://www.patriotism.org/veterans_day/
Sheryl's Holiday Site: Veterans Day - Includes brief history, poem, and related links. - http://www.sherylfranklin.com/holidays/veterans_day.html
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
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
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