American Symbols
Jan 01, 2016
American Symbols
National Seal•July 4, 1776: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson •Evidence of an independent nation•Free people •High aspirations and grand hopes for the future
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
•Arlington, Virginia•Faces Washington DC•World War I
Arlington Cemetery•Honors men and women who served in the Armed Forces•Approximately 260,000 people buried there•Approximately 5,400 buried there each year
The Vietnam Wall
•Recognizes and honors the men and women who served in the Vietnam War
Bald Eagle•National bird
•Strength•Courage•Freedom•Immortality• Piebald~ an old word, meaning "marked with white"
•http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithville.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/amsymbols.html•http://www.texaslre.org/asymbols/symbolsgameintro.html (GAME)•http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/symbols
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