心不再遥远Veterans Day的英语美文
新生儿睡姿 Second Monday in November
In 1918， on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month， the world rejoiced and celebrated。 After four years of bitter war， an armistice（停战）was signed。 The "war to end all wars" was over。 中国站
November 11， 1919 was t aside（记载下来）as Armistice Day（停战日）in the United States， to remember the sacrifices that men and women made during World War I in order to ensure a lasting peace。 On Armistice Day， soldiers who survived the war marched in a parade through their home towns。 Politicians and veteran officers gave speeches and held ceremonies of thanks for the peace they had won。
Congress voted Armistice Day a federal holiday in 1938， 20 years after the war ended。 But Americans realized that the previous war would not be the last one。 World War II began the following year and nations great and small again participated in a bloody struggle。
山西太原旅游攻略 After the Second World War， Armistice Day continued to be obrved on November 11。
宵衣旰食 In 1953 townspeople in Emporia（恩波里亚城）， Kansas called the holiday Veterans" Day in gratitude to the veterans in their town。 Soon after， Congress pasd a bill（法案）introduced by a Kansas congressman renaming the federal holiday to Veterans" Day。 1971 President Nixon declared it a federal holiday on the cond Monday in November。
陈国和 Americans still give thanks for peace on Veterans" Day。 There are ceremonies and speeches and at 11：00 in the morning， most Americans obrve a moment of silence， remembering tho who fought for peace。
After the United States" involvement in the Vietnam War， the emphasis on holiday activities has shifted。 There are fewer military parades and ceremonies。 Veterans gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial（越战阵亡将士纪念碑）in Washington， D。C。 to place gifts and stand quiet vigil（守夜）at the names of their friends and relatives
who fell in the Vietnam War。 Families who have lost sons and daughters in wars turn their thoughts more toward peace and the avoidance of future wars。 公式化
Veterans of military rvice have organized support groups such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars。 On Veterans" Day and Memorial Day， the groups rai funds for their charitable activities。
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