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Veterans Day

Are veterans visiting your school this Veterans Day? Even if your students won't have the chance to learn from veterans in person, they can listen to and read the words of veterans from World War I to the present day, thanks to the Library of Congress. FIND OUT MORE »

Learning Resources

Explore the experiences of American soldiers

Echoes of War: Stories from the Big Red One

M1945 M3 Half Track

Using Ken Burns' documentary The War in your class? Check out the accompanying [...] »

Tennessee Civil War Source Book

Photo, Flag of the 8th Penna. Reserves, c. 1863, Mathew Brady, Flickr Commons

Familiarize yourself with the events and culture of Tennessee during the Civil [...] »

U.S. Navy

Oil on canvas, Gun Crew. . . , 1940-42, McClelland Barclay, U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and more. [...] »

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Teaching Resources

Browse strategies for teaching about service

Teaching about Vietnam

Photo, Natick Moving Wall opening ceremony,Natick Soldiers System Center, Flickr

The topic is broad and multifaceted; online materials abound. [...] »

IWitness

Screencap, IWitness Intro Video, IWitness Main Page, 15 May 2012

Delve into 20th-century history with Holocaust survivor and witness testimonies. [...] »

Civil War Letters

A letter from Jasper Barney, LOC

Historian Chandra Manning analyzes Civil War letters from black and white Union [...] »

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Quizzes

Test your military and Veterans Day knowledge!

Past Rebel Lines

Letter, Henry Clinton to John Burgoyne, August 10, 1777, Henry Clinton, Clements

Benedict Arnold wasn't the only spy in the American Revolution. Take this quiz [...] »

Classroom Glory

Does the movie "Glory" depict historical accuracy or wholesale fiction? [...] »

Remembering All Veterans

Veterans Day is for everyone who fought for the U.S.—including those who [...] »

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