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November11,1919wassetaside（记载下来）asArmisticeDay（停战日）intheUnitedStates,torememberthesacrificesthatmenandwomenmadeduringWorldWarIinordertoensurealastingpeace.OnArmisticeDay,soldierswhosurvivedthewarmarchedinaparadethroughtheirhometowns.Politiciansandveteranofficersgavespeechesandheldceremoniesofthanksforthepeacetheyhadwon.
CongressvotedArmisticeDayafederalholidayin1938,20yearsafterthewarended.ButAmericansrealizedthatthepreviouswarwouldnotbethelastone.WorldWarIIbeganthefollowingyearandnationsgreatandsmallagainparticipatedinabloodystruggle.AftertheSecondWorldWar,ArmisticeDaycontinuedtobeobservedonNovember11.
In1953townspeopleinEmporia（恩波里亚城）,KansascalledtheholidayVeterans"Dayingratitudetotheveteransintheirtown.Soonafter,Congresspassedabill（法案）introducedbyaKansascongressmanrenamingthefederalholidaytoVeterans"Day.1971PresidentNixondeclareditafederalholidayonthesecondMondayinNovember.
AmericansstillgivethanksforpeaceonVeterans"Day.Thereareceremoniesandspeechesandat11:00inthemorning,mostAmericansobserveamomentofsilence,rememberingthosewhofoughtforpeace.
AftertheUnitedStates"involvementintheVietnamWar,theemphasisonholidayactivitieshasshifted.Therearefewermilitaryparadesandceremonies.VeteransgatherattheVietnamVeteransMemorial（越战阵亡将士纪念碑）inWashington,D.C.toplacegiftsandstandquietvigil（守夜）atthenamesoftheirfriendsandrelativeswhofellintheVietnamWar.Familieswhohavelostsonsanddaughtersinwarsturntheirthoughtsmoretowardpeaceandtheavoidanceoffuturewars.
VeteransofmilitaryservicehaveorganizedsupportgroupssuchastheAmericanLegionandVeteransofForeignWars.OnVeterans"DayandMemorialDay,thesegroupsraisefundsfortheircharitableactivities.