Armed Forces Coloring Pages

Memorial Day is a United States holiday observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates armed forces who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include armed forces casualties of any war. One tradition of Memorial Day is to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff from dawn until noon.

On June 14, 1777, Congress approved the first national American flag. Since that time June 14 has been known as Flag Day. Americans are urged to display the flag on that day each year. It is said that Betsy Ross made the first American flag, stitching it carefully by hand. The colors represent red for valor, white for purity and blue for justice. The thirteen stripes represent the thirteen original colonies.

Patriotic and armed forces coloring pages are fun, but they also help kids develop many important skills. These skills, eye-hand coordination, color concepts, picture comprehension, form the foundation for early learning success. Color Uncle Sam, the Liberty Bell, Washington Monument, the Declaration of Independence and armed forces coloring pages.

A list of Presidents in order, chronological and numerical. US President names and coloring pages for each US President. Many US presidents were also members of the armed forces. George Washington was a famous General. Ulysses S. Grant lead the Union Army. Armed forces coloring pages of Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower too.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States and used for many armed forces symbols. It is one of the country's most recognizable armed forces symbols, and appears on most of its official seals, including the Seal of the President of the United States. On June 20, 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the current design for the Great Seal of the United States.

Thanks to our armed forces, Independence Day, the 4th of July, is a holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Great Britain. One of the most enduring myths about Independence Day is that Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Most delegates actually signed the Declaration on August 2, 1776.

Veterans Day coloring pages are great armed forces coloring pages for kids. Army sheets and pictures, Navy pages to color, Air Force and Marine coloring pages too. Even though it's late in the Autumn season, let us not forget our patriotic and brave armed forces on Veterans Day.

The US armed forces military was formed by the second Continental Congress to defend against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War. The Army, Marine Corps, and Navy were commissioned in 1775, in anticipation of the declaration of independence in 1776. The United States Air Force originated as the Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Signal Corps in 1907 and became an independent service in 1947.

The Statue of Liberty stands for America's highest ideals of freedom. Everyone agreed with Bartholdi, the man who designed and made the Statue of Liberty, that his statue should represent "Liberty Enlightening The World". The hugh Statue of Liberty grew to 151 feet and 1 inch tall, from the base to the tip of the torch (but with the pedestal and foundation, it is 305 ft). The total weight of the Statue of Liberty is 450,000 pounds.