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Name: Kenneth Crouthamel HONORING OUR VETERANS Directions: What do you know about Veterans Day? Explore the Web site given to learn about that national holiday. Then read each statement below. In the word list under the sentences, find the word that best completes each. Write the letter of the correct word on the line next to each statement. Web Resources: Veterans Day http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp 1. ___G___ Declared a national holiday in 1938, this holiday was dedicated to remembering veterans of World War I. 2. ___H___ This U.S. president was the first to declare November 11 a holiday. 3. ___G___ In 1954, this U.S. president changed the name of the holiday celebrated on November 11 to Veterans Day, a day for honoring all veterans. 4. ___F___ November 11 was chosen as the day for honoring U.S. veterans because this war ended on November 11, 1918. 5. ____I___ This year, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day on this date. Word List: a. Gerald R. Ford f. World War I b. Memorial Day g. Armistice Day c. September 11 h. Woodrow Wilson d. Veterans Day i. November 11 e. Dwight David Eisenhower j. July 4 © 2006 by Education World®. Education World grants users permission to reproduce this work sheet for educational purposes only. Use the information at the Veterans Day Web site: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp List ten dates and facts here that you will use to create your timeline 1. June 28, 1919, Treaty of Versailles was signed 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. in 1954, after World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954 November 1919, President 7. The Uniform Holiday Bill (Public Law Wilson proclaimed November 11 90-363 (82 Stat. 250)) was signed on as the first commemoration of June 28, 1968, and was intended to Armistice Day ensure three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays United States Congress officially 8. Later that same year, on October 8th, recognized the end of World War President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued I when it passed a concurrent the first "Veterans Day Proclamation" resolution on June 4, 1926 May 13, 1938, made the 11th of 9. In 1958, the White House advised November in each year a legal VA's General Counsel that the 1954 holiday—a day to be dedicated to designation of the VA Administrator as the cause of world peace and to Chairman of the Veterans Day National be thereafter celebrated and Committee applied to all subsequent known as "Armistice Day." VA Administrators. The first Veterans Day under the 10. November 11, 1918, was new law was observed with much when World War 2 ended. confusion on October 25, 1971. © 2006 by Education World®. Education World grants users permission to reproduce this work sheet for educational purposes only. © 2006 by Education World®. Education World grants users permission to reproduce this work sheet for educational purposes only.