Apps for Veterans and Remembrance Day

While 11/11/11 is important to people for different reasons, today is Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day (or Armistice Day) in Commonwealth countries. Veterans Day is a federal holiday for honoring military veterans while Remembrance Day remembers those who died in the line of duty.

However, the resources out there on the App Store for Veterans Day are fairly thin, and it's sad. I would love to see an app such as the ones the Canadian government has done for Remembrance Day.

• We Remember (Free): We Remember is for our Canadian readers and helps to find a ceremony near you. You also can check out the Veterans Affairs Canada Facebook wall, watch videos from the Veterans Affairs Canada YouTube channel, share the app and download wallpapers. There is also a free Veterans Affairs Canada official app as well.

• USO On*Patrol Magazine HD (Free): This iPad app is the digital edition of the United Service Organization's On Patrol magazine, which is a quarterly publication which pays tribute to those who serve in the military and remembers the sacrifices they've made. They also provide resources to soldiers and veterans for programs geared toward them. There are a great numbers of riveting stories to read, and the magazine makes the digital transition.

• Veterans Photo Effects ($1.99): This allows people to create their own tribute to veterans using patriotic elements within the app. While originally geared toward Memorial Day, it's been retooled a bit for Veterans Day and is a good program to use with your children if you want to create a tribute page for a loved one and share it with friends. A good future update to this app would be the ability to bring in your own images to use.