ERIC Number: ED401209
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 11
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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World War II Commemoration Committee: Fact Sheet and Suggested Activities.
Department of Defense, Washington, DC.
This packet suggests activities and events that school districts, schools, classes, and educational organizations can conduct to commemorate World War II. Suggestions are made to include local veterans, including those in veteran's and nursing homes and hospitals, and youth at every possible opportunity. Recognition can take the form of military activities, ceremonies and community events, exhibits, cultural and performing arts, communications and products, and memorial services. The fact sheet focuses on a profile of U.S. service personnel, costs of the War, production and losses, and prisoners of war. (EH)
Descriptors: Community, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Exhibits, Local History, Military Service, Political Science, Social Studies, State History, United States History, Veterans, War, World History, World War II
50th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Committee, HQDA, SACC, Room 3E524, Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0101.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Department of Defense, Washington, DC.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
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