Veterans Day

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. An organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare (4)
  2. 6. A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (6)
  3. 8. The airborne branch of a country's armed forces (8)
  4. 10. An enlisted man or woman who serves in an army (7)
  5. 11. Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design (plural) (5)
  6. 14. Land of the free; the USA (7)
  7. 15. A formal event performed on a special occasion (plural) (10)
  8. 16. A serviceman who has seen considerable active service (7)

Down

  1. 2. A successful ending of a struggle or contest (7)
  2. 3. Armed fighting between countries (3)
  3. 4. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure (9)
  4. 5. A ceremonial procession including people marching (plural) (7)
  5. 7. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns (plural) (8)
  6. 9. A person who surrenders to the enemy in time of war (3)
  7. 12. Calm time without war or fighting (5)
  8. 13. A member of the United States ___ Corps (plural) (7)