Memorial Day

http://zinnedproject.org/materials/whom-will-we-honor-memorial-day/

* Howard Zinn's opinion piece on Memorial Day--famous for being anti-war and honoring of the dead by preventing future violence 

http://zinnedproject.org/materials/the-first-decoration-day/

* A people's history of Memorial Day--less traditional than most Memorial Day remembrance essays

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_memorial_1.html

* Quick site for background.  Good place to look first.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson119.shtml

* Memorial Day Internet Scavenger Hunt, plus other resources

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meaning-memorial-day/40391

* Short background on Memorial Day

http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Memorial-Day.shtml

*Includes several pieces of background from Veterans and Veterans Affairs

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meaning-memorial-day/40391

* Short background on Memorial Day

http://www.clintonherald.com/opinion/x2117418864/Remembering-why-we-celebrate-Memorial-Day?zc_p=1#sthash.kpeOLpW7.dpuf

* History of why poppies are handed out for Memorial Day

http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2014/05/memorial-day-is-the-day-of-the-dead/

* Opinion piece on the meaning of Memorial Day and how it should be celebrated

http://life.time.com/history/faces-of-the-american-dead-in-vietnam-life-magazine-june-1969/?iid=lf#40

* Details on LIFE magazine's way of honoring the dead during the Vietnam War--seen as patriotic by some and the opposite by others.  Good primary source.