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Veterans Vocabulary
a group of naval ships under one command or grouped
fleet for one purpose

guard to protect from danger or harm

honor to have high regard or esteem for; respect

foot soldiers, or the branch of the military to which they

infantry belong

armed holding or bearing weapons

army the military land force of a nation

a ceremony, custom, or public structure to honor a dead

memorial person or past event

the part of a nation's military organization that is

navy concerned with warfare on or over the sea

troop to assemble or join together in a crowd

a person who was formerly part of the armed forces,

veteran especially during a war

the quality or condition of being brave; fearlessness;

bravery courage

troops mounted on horseback or in armored carriers or

cavalry helicopters, or the branch of military service composed of
such troops

a small, specially trained military unit used for surprise

commando assaults on enemy-held territory

commemoration a ceremony to honor the memory of a person or event

the quality of will that enables a person to confront fear or

courage danger regardless of the consequences; bravery

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Veterans Word Search Worksheet

Directions: Find each word from the word box. Words are positioned left to right.

P O K V Q M G G C I X I B N R S Q S Q A B V E
T N Z D Y J B Q B G F H O N O R H B O A W Y Q
S W J J G P V B R A V E R Y G Y A Y K Z L X A
H B D M X C O M M E M O R A T I O N J L E K K
M Q S C K N A R M E D A D P H F C W R T Z D Z
X O X K C O U R A G E Y L H W I O N G L G K G
S A T R Z E A E K A L D K U M I C S P A E G X
E G Q W X C H U M C P B U F L E E T J L U L G
C A V A L R Y T V I N F A N T R Y C W I U Z O
L H Q C H Q R Q N K C Y E Y Y O D V V G L N O
P Q G C R I L B F T Q I N A V Y U S E E V Q L
I M O Q W S O A Q G H I V F H D M T R O O P Q
X D A H R X A R M Y C O M M A N D O Y V H I P
J V E T E R A N N C B U H G F O E F B J Q X G
J V N I G G S X Q K E Y M U O U G U A R D N B
S M E M O R I A L B X X Q Q B T N I M P P U C
C B R O R C M C F W I D Z J W N L W G Y Y Z J
B Q I R I V I M O Q S M E N C Z S K E I U O C

NAVY CAVALRY FLEET

ARMED
VETERAN MEMORIAL COMMANDO
TROOP
INFANTRY GUARD HONOR
COURAGE
ARMY BRAVERY COMMEMORATION

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Veterans: Word Scramble Worksheet

Unscramble the words below.

1. amerd________________ 9. mnmoadoc________________

2. ohnor________________ 10. vlacayr________________

3. rotpo________________ 11. rmya________________

4. avny________________ 12. vyberar________________

5. fyinrant________________ 13. liemarmo________________

6. dgrua________________ 14. aeoioomtnmrcm_______________

7. eltef________________ 15. rteevan________________

8. oeacgur________________

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Do The Research!
Veterans
Directions: Research the topic
indicated on the right. Then Topic: Veterans
answer each question.

______________________________________

1.Veteran’s Day is an ______________________________________

annual holiday. What does it
actually celebrate? ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________
2. After which world war was
Veteran’s Day made an ______________________________________
official holiday?
______________________________________

______________________________________

3. How far back does the ______________________________________

celebration of Veteran’s Day
date? ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

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Veterans Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

Directions: Match each vocabulary word on the left with its definition on the right.

the quality of will that enables a person to confront fear or danger regardless of the
1. honor
consequences; bravery

2. veteran a ceremony to honor the memory of a person or event

3. courage a small, specially trained military unit used for surprise assaults on enemy-held territory

troops mounted on horseback or in armored carriers or helicopters, or the branch of military

4. infantry
service composed of such troops

5. troop the quality or condition of being brave; fearlessness; courage

6. bravery a person who was formerly part of the armed forces, especially during a war

7. commando to assemble or join together in a crowd

8. guard the part of a nation's military organization that is concerned with warfare on or over the sea

9. army a ceremony, custom, or public structure to honor a dead person or past event

10. commemoration the military land force of a nation

11. armed holding or bearing weapons

12. memorial a group of naval ships under one command or grouped for one purpose

13. navy to protect from danger or harm

14. fleet to have high regard or esteem for; respect

15. cavalry foot soldiers, or the branch of the military to which they belong

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Veterans Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is where the beginning letter in a name or word is used to tell something about
that person or topic.

Example:

Sometimes when we go to the beach, I get a sunburn.

Usually, if I put sun block on my skin, I will not burn.

Noontime is when I'm really prone to burning.

Write an acrostic poem using the word below.

V_________________________________________
E_________________________________________
T_________________________________________
E_________________________________________
R_________________________________________
A_________________________________________
N_________________________________________

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Veterans Maze Worksheet

Directions:

Help the solider find his way to the parade.

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Veterans

K W L
What I Know What I Want To Learn What I Have Learned

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Veterans Group Creative Writing

Directions: As a group you have 25 minutes to write a brief story using the words, or variations
of the words, below.

veteran army fleet troop

commemoration cavalry guard honor

memorial commando infantry armed

bravery courage navy

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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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Veterans Cryptogram
Directions: Unscramble each word by placing the correct letter in the shaded
boxes. Use letters from each numbered box to answer to the riddle.

RIDDLE:

How many people (in the millions) visit the national memorial dedicated
to all those who served with the U.S. Military in Vietnam every year?

LYVAACR ENRTEVA URDAG

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

EMOMIRLA EGRUOCA OPOTR

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 6 3 5

DNAOCMMO LEEFT AVYN

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 1 8 7

ANSWER:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 1 2 3 4

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Veterans Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

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Across Down

1. the military land force of a 2. a ceremony, custom, or public

nation
3. to assemble or join together in
a crowd
5. a small, specially trained
military unit used for surprise
assaults on enemy-held territory
6. holding or bearing weapons.
structure to honor a dead person
or past event
4. the quality of will that enables a
person to confront fear or danger
regardless of the consequences;
bravery
5. a ceremony to honor the
memory of a person or event

7. to protect from danger or harm

11. troops mounted on horseback
or in armored carriers or
8. a group of naval ships under helicopters, or the branch of
one command or grouped for one military service composed of such
purpose troops
9. to have high regard or esteem 12. the quality or condition of
for; respect being brave; fearlessness;
courage
10. the part of a nation's military
organization that is concerned
with warfare on or over the sea

13. foot soldiers, or the branch of

the military to which they belong

14. a person who was formerly

part of the armed forces,
especially during a war

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Veterans Chop Worksheet

Directions: The table below contains words that have been broken apart. Find the parts that
fit together to form a word. Write each word on the lines below.

infa memo cav very

eet alry vy ntry

comm ard bra nor

rage my fl vet

med cou rial ar

gu ando ar na

ho tr commem oop

eran oration

Answers:

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________________________ ________________________

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Veterans: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on

each line to describe war.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

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Veterans: Adjectives Worksheet

Directions:

Adjectives are words used to describe a noun. Write an adjective on

each line to describe a veteran.

Write a sentence using each of the adjectives above.

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

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Answer Key

Page 3 armed, honor, troop, navy, infantry, guard, fleet, courage,

commando, cavalry, army, bravery, memorial, commemoration,
veteran

Page 4 1. November 11th, 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month of fighting
2. WW1
3. 1926

Page 5 See worksheet page 1.

Page 6 Answers will vary.

Page 9 Answers will vary.

Page 10 cavalry, veteran , guard

memorial, courage, troop
commando, fleet, navy

Page 12 Across: Down:

1. army 2. commemoration
3. troop 4. courage
5. commando 5. memorial
6. armed 11. cavalry
7. guard 12. bravery
8. fleet
9. honor

Page 13 fleet, guard, honor, infantry, armed army memorial, navy troop,
veteran, bravery, cavalry, commando, commemoration, courage

Page 14-15 Answers will vary.

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