Patriotic Coloring Pages

Memorial Day is a patriotic 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.

On June 14, 1777, Congress approved the first national American flag. Since that time June 14 has been known as Flag Day, a very patriotic holiday. 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.

Armed forces and patriotic 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 more patriotic 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. patriotic coloring pages of Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower too.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States and used for many patriotic coloring pages. 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.

Another patriotic holiday, 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 patriotic 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 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. These are great patriotic coloring pages.

The Statue of Liberty is a patriotic symbol that 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).