Veterans Day Updated

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  1. 1. Some soldiers suffered severe physical and psychological trauma called ________ as a result of massive artillery bombardment.
  2. 3. Location of the Twin Towers that were brought down by the 9/11 attacks.
  3. 7. A nickname for the U.S. flag
  4. 8. The month of Veteran's Day.
  5. 9. The acronym for a psychological disorder some soldiers face after returning from war is ____.
  6. 10. The original name of Veteran's Day
  7. 11. From 1964 to 1973, the U.S. fought a war in _______ to stop the spread of communism.
  8. 15. The U.S. fought two wars in ______ in 1991 and 2003.
  9. 17. A song played with a bugle at ceremonies honoring Veterans.
  10. 19. In Europe, the U.S. helped ________ become a democratic capitalist country after World War II.
  11. 20. Highest military award for valor in the U.S.
  12. 23. The U.S. gained control of much of the American southwest as a result of this 1848 war.
  13. 25. A second nickname for the U.S. flag.
  14. 26. First US War after independence
  15. 27. The U.S. entered this war in 1917 because of Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and Germany's Zimmermann Telegram.
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  1. 1. The U.S. gained permanent or temporary control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands in this 1898 war.
  2. 2. Another name for the 13 colonies war for independence in 1776.
  3. 4. Song played during ceremonies honoring Veteran's
  4. 5. Name of the skyscraper built where the twin towers were located that includes the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
  5. 6. The ________ Memorial in Arizona includes five pillars that allow light to shine on the Great Seal of the U.S. once a year on Veteran's Day.
  6. 12. What people often say to veterans.
  7. 13. Soldiers invaded __________ just after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
  8. 14. The U.S. led a U.N. military force from 1950 – 1953 that drove back an invasion from communist North ________.
  9. 16. In Asia, the U.S. occupied ________ (an Asian country) after World War II helping it become a successful democratic and capitalist country.
  10. 18. The U.S. national anthem is called the ________.
  11. 21. The country that controlled the 13 American colonies and fought the first war against the U.S. in 1812.
  12. 22. The U.S. joined this war after the Japanese attack on ______.
  13. 24. The U.S. participated in the largest amphibious invasion in history at __________ in France on June 6, 1944.