| A | B |
| soldier | a person who serves in an army |
| veteran | someone who was in active service in the military |
| honor | to show respect and gratefulness |
| armed forces | the military of a nation- in the U.S.- the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard |
| peace | a time of calmness when there is not fighting among countries |
| freedom | to have liberty, to be free to make own life choices |
| patriotic | to show love and respect for one's country |
| nation | a synonym for country |
| compound word | two words put together to make a new word |
| abbreviation | a whorter way of writting a word and then add a period |