NHD Silent Heroes Programs for ’25-’26 School Year (Applications due August 13, 2025)

National History Day (NHD) is excited to announce two opportunities for teachers to engage with our Silent Heroes professional development program in the 2025/2026 academic year. Please read this page to the end to clarify all details.

The first opportunity is Researching Silent Heroes, a teacher opportunity to create a profile for a Silent Hero from World War I, World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War.

The second opportunity is Silent Heroes: Untold Stories of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, a teacher/student opportunity to research and profile the experiences of two U.S. Marine Corps Veterans who served in World War II.