Cool Links For Hooah! Kids 
information on the Declaration of Independence, the Pledge of Allegiance, Independence Day...almost everything you wanted to know about anything patriotic!

http://www.just4kidsmagazine.com/beacon4god/july4.html
White House 101 - anything and everything you ever wanted to know about the White House (including information on the Presidents, the "first animals", and fun facts):

www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/
Online resource for information on every President:
http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/presidents/
Games, printable cards, coloring pages, etc- do you know the military alphabet code? how about how far away Afghanistan is from here in miles? how many rank insignias do you know by heart?

Need help with information for a school report? this site has all the information you could want about historical facts and trivia - and there's even some information about the oldest military award ever given - and someone from Enfield received one of the first three!
http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/index.asp
A VA website for kids in grades K-5, with games, activities, facts, and informational links:

http://www4.va.gov/kids/k-5/index.asp
A VA website for kids in grades 6-12, with games, resources, and scholarship information:
http://www4.va.gov/kids/6-12/index.asp
Free Coloring Pages

http://www.freeprintablecoloringpages.net/category/Military
Free coloring pages - color online in an interactive coloring book
www.coloring.com/pictures/choose.cdc
Operation Military Kids - information on how to get support for reserve and guard children:

http://operationmilitarykids.org/public/home.aspx
Elmo (Sesame Street) explains deployment to your child!

www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/emotion/tlc
The Enfield Girl Scouts Website

www.orgsites.com/ct/enfieldgirlscouts/
Enfield Cub Scouts' fundraiser - send goodies directly to our deployed soldiers while supporting a local scout troop (just click on military donation)

JR Martinez - have you heard of him? He was 19 and serving in Iraq when he was burned over 40% of his body. Not only did he live to tell his story, he has become an inspirational speaker and a soap opera actor.



