Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

This is a very late, and limited, “The Best…” list for today’s holiday in the United States, Veterans Day (recognized as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day in Great Britain and in other countries to specifically remember those who fought in World War ).

If people can’t use it now, at least you’ll have it for next year. By then, I’ll have added additional resources, too.

Here are my picks for The Best Websites For Veterans Day (of course, these are sites that are accessible to English Language Learners):

Fact Monster has a number of resources about Veterans Day.

As usual, The History Channel has a fantastic site on Veterans Day.

EL Civics has a good Veterans Day Lesson.

Here’s a simple reading with comprehension questions on the holiday.

MSNBC has a Picture Story.

Here are a series of images from Slate titled Veterans’ Honor.

The Wall Street Journal has a similar slideshow.

The Sacramento Bee also two a collection of photos worth checking-out.

Here’s a slideshow about a Veterans Day Parade in Houston.

The BBC has a slideshow showing the ceremonies in that country.

The New York Times has a slideshow on how service dogs are helping wounded veterans in their healing and rehabilitation process and another slideshow covering events during Veterans Day this year.

Where Valor Rests is a slideshow on the Arlington National Cemetery.

Remember The Veterans is the title of a slideshow from Reuters.

The Seattle Times has another Veterans Day slideshow.

The San Jose Mercury News has a slideshow on a local Veterans Day Parade.

Veterans Day Images is a slideshow from the Sacramento Bee.

ESL Holiday Lessons has a nice lesson on the day.

Students can send a Veterans Day eCard and post the link on a teacher or student website.  Blue Mountain or American Greetings are the best since they seem to host the sent cards, and their messages, indefinitely.

America honors its veterans is a slideshow from MSNBC. Here’s a video from MSNBC, too.

War Remembrance Day Around the World is a slideshow from ABC.

St. Louis WWII veterans remembered 60 years later with Honor Flight is an audio slideshow from St. Louis Today.

Remembering War’s Costs, Around the Globe is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.

The New York Times has a slideshow about a Veterans Day Parade.

Armistice Day Remembrances is a series of photos from The Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

I hope this list is helpful, even if it’s just appearing on the holiday itself…

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