Memorial Day : Vocabulary

Parents make many ___. They give many things up to help their children.

• Traditions

• Wreaths

• Sacrifices

Military veterans can choose to be buried in this ___ in Virginia when they die.

• Cemetary

• Sacrifice

• Fell

When the ___ returned from battle, she was thrilled to see her family.

• Soldier

• Honor

• Civil War

To regard or treat with respect

• Tradition

• Military

• Honor

Something that honors a person who has died or an important event in the past. Examples include statues, ceremonies, holidays and buildings.

• Civil War

• Memorial

• Military

Another word for a custom is called a _________.

• Honor

• Tradition

• Sacrifice

The armed forces of a country.

• Military

• Wreath

• Cemetery

When the ___ ended in 1865, there was still a lot of tension between the Union and the former Confederacy.

• Wreath

• Soldier

• Civil War

A circular arrangement of flowers and/or leaves used for decoration or as a symbol of respect or honor.

• Wreath

• Cemetary

• Military