Branches of the Military
This branch protects U.S. coastlines and performs rescues at sea.
What is the Coast Guard?
The U.S. military salutes with this hand.
What is the right hand?
This famous military base in Hawaii was attacked in 1941.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This word means a new or inexperienced soldier.
What is a rookie or boot?
This red flower is worn as a symbol of remembrance for fallen soldiers.
What is the poppy?
The motto “Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win” belongs to this branch.
What is the Air Force?
This song is played to honor fallen soldiers.
What is Taps?
The U.S. Army’s main training center is located in this southern state.
What is Fort Benning, Georgia
Soldiers call the cafeteria this.
What is the chow hall or mess hall?
The day honoring fallen soldiers.
What is Memorial Day?
This branch serves both as a combat force and a diplomatic tool aboard ships.
What is the Marine Corps?
The flag is never allowed to touch this.
What is the ground?
This mountainous country has been a central focus of U.S. operations since 2001.
What is Afghanistan?
“AWOL” stands for this.
What is Absent Without Leave?
The highest U.S. military award for valor.
What is the Medal of Honor?
This branch’s sailors serve on ships, submarines, and aircraft carriers around the world.
What is the Navy?
The flag is folded into this shape, representing the tri-corner hats worn during the Revolutionary War.
What is a Triangle?
The Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is located in this state.
What is Virginia?
The military alphabet word used for the letter “B.”
What is “Bravo”?
This medal is given to those wounded or killed in combat.
What is the Purple Heart?
This branch’s soldiers are trained for ground combat and are known for their values of Loyalty, Duty, and Respect.
What is the Army?
The 21-gun salute is fired to honor these individuals.
What is heads of state, national flags, and military funerals.
A global conflict from 1914–1918 in which the U.S. joined in 1917.
What is World War I?
The slang term “bird” often refers to this type of vehicle.
What is a helicopter or aircraft?
This sacred site in Arlington National Cemetery is guarded 24/7 by soldiers.
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?