Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Veteran's Day 2006
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Public and Intergovernmental AffairsVeterans Day - November 11
There are 2 days until Veterans Day!
Veterans Day National Ceremony
at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater
2006
Presidential Veterans Day Proclamation - Issued October 31, 2006
National Ceremony Visitor Information2006
Veterans Day Host Organization - Military Order of the Purple Heart2006
Veterans Day Regional Sites
- Officially recognized ceremonies around the nation
Veterans Day Events in the Washington, DC, AreaVeterans
Day Poster GalleryVeterans
Day HistoryFAQ -
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about Veterans Day.
Veterans Day National CommitteeVeterans
Pride Initiative
- Encourages veterans to wear their military decorations on Veterans Day
National Ceremony Photo GalleryVeterans
Day National Ceremony Speakers and Speeches2006
National Veterans Awareness Week
- U.S.
Senate Resolution 507 encourages all Americans to observe the week of November 5
through November 11, 2006, as National Veterans Awareness Week with appropriate
educational activities.
Disabled American Veterans 2006 Veterans Day PosterPatriotic
Fact Sheet
- Information about America's most beloved national customs, plus a list of
possible school activities for Veterans Day.
VA Kids
- classroom activities and information about veterans and VA for teachers and
students.
Teacher Ambassador Program
-
Workshops in several states help forge partnerships with local schools by
providing a glimpse into the lives of American servicemen and women, their
contributions to our nation's history and patriotism, and the role VA plays in
the lives of America's veterans.
Veterans History Project
- The Library of Congress invites you to join it in collecting audio- and
video-taped oral histories, along with documents such as letters, diaries, maps,
photographs, and home movies, of America's war veterans and those who served in
support of them during World War I, World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and
Gulf Wars.
Arlington National Cemetery Home PageBurial
of the Unknown Soldier
- November,
1921 -- a first person account.
State and Local Directors of Veterans Affairs
White House Lessons of Liberty
-
The Veterans' Experience, an Education Website.For questions or comments, please
contact VA's Veterans Day Coordinator at
vetsday@va.gov
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Contributed,
YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret)