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Happy Memorial Day! Today we honor those who gave their lives while serving in the United States armed forces. You can lean more about the history of Memorial Day, as well as Armed Forces Day and Veteran\u2019s Day, in this Wikipedia article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Military Records for Your Ancestors<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Family History Guide can help you learn more about military records and how to find them. Below i a list of resources, with articles, vides, and databases, that can help you find your ancestors.<\/p>\n

Goal E1: Learn about U.S. military records<\/em><\/p>\n

Choice A<\/a> \u2013 Understand U.S. military records and how they can be used in family history.
Choice B<\/a> \u2013 Learn to trace your military ancestors.
Choice C<\/a> \u2013 Explore the Fold3 website for military records.<\/p>\n

Goal E2: Explore military records by conflict<\/em><\/p>\n

Choice A<\/a> \u2013 Explore Revolutionary War records.
Choice B<\/a> \u2013 Explore Civil War records for ancestors.
Choice C<\/a> \u2013 Explore records for servicemen in World War I.
Choice D<\/a> \u2013 Explore records for servicemen and women in World War II.
Choice E<\/a> \u2013 Locate your Korean War veteran.
Choice F<\/a> \u2013 Learn about research for the War of 1812.
Choice G<\/a> \u2013 Explore records for other U.S. conflicts.<\/p>\n

There are also numerous links to articles and videos in the Vault<\/a> section of The Family History Guide.<\/p>\n

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