'Veterans Day' photo (c) 2008, Vox Efx - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

This is a “The Best…” list for the day in the United States known as 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 I).

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

EL Civics has a good Veterans Day Lesson.

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

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.

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.  American Greetings are the best since they seem to host the sent cards, and their messages, indefinitely.

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.

Remembrance Day In Pictures is from The Guardian.

Veterans Day 2010 is a slideshow from The Christian Science Monitor.

Veterans Day 2010 is from The Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

In pictures: Armistice Day around the world is from The BBC.

Mission Accomplishment: Exploring Veterans’ Challenges and Achievements is the title of a lesson plan from The New York Times Learning Network.

Through The Lens: Seeing Veterans Up Close is a photo gallery from NPR.

The Bonus Army: How A Protest Led To The GI Bill is from NPR.

Armistice Day: The UK remembers its fallen is a slideshow from The BBC.

Veterans Day: Reflecting on the Cost of War is a TIME slideshow.

Veterans Day 2012 is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe.

Remembrance Day: The 10 greatest paintings of war is from The BBC.

Why Do We Celebrate Poppy Day is from English With A Twist.

America’s veterans: Who they are is from The Washington Post.

Why Veterans Day is on Nov. 11 is from The Washington Post.

Veterans Day: Resources To Embrace, Engage, And Educate is from The ASIDE blog.

Veterans Day: Mission to Heal is from The L.A. Times.

Veterans Day: What We Don’t See is from The ASIDE blog.

100 years of remembrance: 1914 – 2014 is from the BBC.

As Numbers Grow, Recognizing Generations Of Latino Vets is from NBC News.

Why Veterans Day is often confused with Memorial Day is from The Washington Post.

Beautiful Photos Show How the UK Does Veterans Day


Mission Accomplishment: Exploring Veterans’ Challenges and Achievements
is from The New York Times Learning Network.

Hmong Vietnam War Vets Fight for Full Military Burials is from NBC News.

Art of war: Creating poignant monuments for the modern world
is a slideshow from CNN.

La Cucaracha salutes Latino veterans who won Medals of Honor (toon)

Remembering Sgt. York, A War Hero Who Built A School is from NPR.

What Do We Owe Our Veterans? is from The New York Times Learning Network.

By The Numbers: Who Are America’s Vets?

It’s time we have a holiday to honor those who try to stop wars, too is from Vox.

How do we remember World War One? is from The BBC.

It’s time we have a holiday to honor those who try to stop wars, too is from Vox.

Veterans Day | All About the Holidays is a PBS video.

StoryCorps has many interviews with veterans, along with transcripts.

Veterans Day should actually be about serving veterans is from Vox.

On Veterans Day, 8 unforgettable photos of Americans returning from war is from The Washington Post.

Key findings about America’s military veterans is from The Pew Research Center.

How Did Armistice Day Become Veterans Day in the United States? is from The NY Times.

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