Independence Day Coloring Pages

Like Independence Day, Memorial Day is a United States holiday. Memorial Day is 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.

Patriotic and Independence Day 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.

If you like the Independence Day coloring pages, you will love the US Presidents section. 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 and pictured with the American flag. George Washington was a famous General. Ulysses S. Grant lead the Union Army. Coloring pages of Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower too.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States and used in many Independence Day symbols. Along with the American flag, 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. In 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the current design for the Great Seal of the United States.

Independence Day coloring pages are great for kids on Veterans Day too. 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 American flag and brave armed forces on Veterans Day.

Without the US military, there would not be an Independence Day. The US 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 and became an independent service in 1947.

Much celebrated on Independence Day, 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.