US Military Coloring Pages

Memorial Day is a United States holiday observed on the last Monday of May. It commemorates US military 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 military 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.

Strongly associated with the US military, 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 military 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 military 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. Military coloring pages of Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower too.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States and used for many US military 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 US military, 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 military 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 US military on Veterans Day.

The Statue of Liberty stands for America's highest ideals of freedom, a good match for the military coloring pages. 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.