OPERATION GRATITUDE

• By: Holly Lewis
• P-5
• Community outreach

Veterans Day
A public holiday held on the anniversary of the end of World War I (November 11) to honor US veterans and victims of all wars. It replaced Armistice Day in 1954.

WWII MEMORIAL

• The national World War II memorial is a national
• memorial dedicated to americans who served in
• the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.

21 GUN SALUTE

• Its whenever a person from the military
• dies, a group of seven soldiers fire off three shots each.
• 7 times 3 equals 21, thus the name 21 gun salute.
• Its very important to the family and honors the person that died.

TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SHOLDIER

• Its a monument dedicated to american service members
• who have died without their remains being identified.
• There is always a soldier on duty to guard the tomb and
• also as a symbol of respect. The soldiers are still there even
• in serious weather conditions.

CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL

• The Civil War memorial is a marble monument
• situated in the center of memorial park in Adrian, Michigan.
• It honors all the soldiers that fought in the Civil War.

IWO JIMA

• The battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which
• the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the
• Island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire.
• This picture has became really popular and a remembrance
• of Iwo Jima.

KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

• The Korean War memorial is a very special
• Monument that commemorates all soldiers that fought in the
• Korean War it is located in washington D.C and was made in 1995.
• It is different then lots of other war monuments since ot shows them
• in action ready to fight.