英美文化节日：退伍军人节的来历故事
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="courage">courage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patriotism">patriotism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="honored">honored</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>退伍军人节，这是美国全国性节日，以向历次战争中为国家服务的所有退伍军人的高尚的爱国精神表示敬意。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1919, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Woodrow">Woodrow</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="November">November</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1938. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Veterans">Veterans</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1954. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Dwight">Dwight</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="Eisenhower">Eisenhower</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="veterans">veterans</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>." <span word="Observances">Observances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p>在1919年11月，伍德罗·威尔逊总统宣布11月11日作为停战日，但这个节日直到1938年才正式成为国家法定假日。1954年，议会通过将这个节日更名为退伍军人节。德怀特·<span word="D">D</span>"艾森豪威尔总统在位时，签署一项国家法案“表彰那些为了世界和平而奉献的退伍军人们”，这个联邦节日的庆祝也逐渐在整个国家流传开来:</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="November">November</span> 11 <span word="at">at</span> 11:11，1921 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Worid">Worid</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Armistice">Armistice</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="WWI">WWI</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1918 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 11 <span word="at">at</span> 11:11.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stops">stops</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.</p>
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