Honoring the Veterans in Your Family

Known for her expertise on multigenerational and grandparenting issues, Amy Goyer is the AARP family expert.

Past columns:

• Voting: A Family Affair
• Have a 'Grand' Day Everyday
• Bring Family Stories to Life
• Older Parents & International Adoption

Helpful Web sites

• The 10th Mountain Division Association: This site describes the history and chronology of the division.
• The 10th Mountain Division Association Descendants Inc.: The site for a group that helps establish connections with other descendants, gives them ways to share stories, and even features the songs of the 10th. Learn more about the current 10th Mountain Division–Light Infantry here. Learn about "The Last Ridge," a documentary about the 10th Mountain Division, here.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day Site:  The Veterans Day site provides history, teacher guides, posters, links to special initiatives, and a video message from Jennifer Love Hewitt about the ways young people can get involved in honoring veterans.
• Disabled American Veterans: The Web site for an organization of disabled veterans that supports other disabled veterans and their families.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars: This group offers a variety of services and programs to support veterans and their families.
• PBS Documentary "Medal of Honor":  The site previews a new documentary that will air at 9 p.m. on Nov. 5. The film features powerful stories of people who have received our nation's highest military honor. Addressing fundamental questions about the nature of the human spirit, the documentary attempts to show what it means to have the courage of a hero.