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1. Battle of the X-Planes

   Learn about the next generation of fighter jets by reading articles and interviews and exploring interactive demonstrations. From PBS's NOVA series.

   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/xplanes/

   
   

2. Experiencing War: Military Medicine

   Read these personal stories as doctors, nurses, and medical support workers share their accounts of treating the wounded in times of war. From the Library of Congress's Voices of War project.

   http://www.loc.gov/vets/stories/ex-war-militarymedicine...

   
   

3. Kids World: Government and Politics

   A ton of great resources and links to increase your knowledge of government, politics, and the military, and how they work.

   http://www.northvalley.net/kids/government.shtml

   
   

4. Marine Corps History

   Provides a variety of historical and general information about the division and its culture and traditions.

   http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Home_Page.htm

   
   

5. Military Women Veterans

   Learn about women who've served in the military throughout U.S. history. Includes info on female medal recipients as well as women's military uniforms.

   http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/

   
   

6. Savage Seas: The Captain's Bridge

   Explore disasters at sea and sunken ships like the Britannic. Investigate the U.S. Coast Guard, the Bermuda Triangle myth, and video clips from this PBS TV show.

   http://www.thirteen.org/savageseas/captain-main.html

   
   

7. Stars and Stripes Museum Library

   Located in Bloomfield, MO, it preserves the history of the Stars and Stripes U.S. military newspaper. Check out the first edition from the Civil War era.

   http://www.starsandstripesmuseumlibrary.org/

   
   

8. United States Marine Band

   Get the history of "The Presidents Own" band that's been around since 1798. Includes info on the band members as well as audio clips.

   http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/

   
   

9. USAF Training for Kids

   Learn about the history and organization of the U.S. military and Air Force, find out what basic training and flight training are like, and learn about different planes and even missiles. You can also play games and learn about getting fit on this ThinkQuest site.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212200/

   
   

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