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Observe
National Veterans Awareness Week (November 10 - November 16)
in school. Display posters from the Department
of Veterans of Affairs in the cafeteria or other central
areas.
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Participate
in the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
Obtain a Project
Kit and contribute to this national oral history initiative.
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Hold
a Veterans Teach-in with materials from the Veterans
Day Teacher Resource Guide. Prepare and share lessons
with younger students.
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Write
a skit
about Veterans Day. Produce it a school assembly for students,
families, and members of local veterans organizations.
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Research
the history of Veterans
Day. Exchange stories and memories of past observances
at a local senior center or nursing home.
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Visit
a local veterans
homeless shelter. Help serve wherever needed.
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Create
and send holiday cards to hospitalized veterans at local Veterans
Health Administration Facilities.
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Work
with local veterans to decorate veterans' graves in nearby
cemeteries.
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Write letters to service men and women.
Send them through local Red Cross Chapter.
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Sponsor
a schoolwide Salute to Veterans Day. Select activities
for each grade level. Publicize events in school and local
newspapers.
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Recall
local fallen
war heroes. Write their stories. Create a memorial wall.
Make a quilt honoring service men and women who made the ultimate
sacrifice.
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