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