America Celebrates Veterans Day
11/11/2013
A woman holds an American flag as she skates up 5th Avenue during a Veterans Day parade in New York.
Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I’m Jim Tedder.
And I'm Kelly Jean Kelly.
November 11 is Veterans Day in the United States. A veteran is anyone who has served in the armed forces. Veterans Day honors the living. A separate holiday, Memorial Day in May, honors those who died in military service.
This week on our program, we talk about Veterans Day. We also tell you about a group of women veterans who played a special part in American military history.
The United States has about 22 million veterans. The term "veteran" is not just for those who have served in wars. It describes anyone who has ever been in the military.
On November 11, communities hold ceremonies and parades to observe Veterans Day. Military bands play. The president and other public officials take part in the events. And soldiers fire guns into the air in a salute to remember those who died in service to their country.
The history of Veterans Day relates to World War I. Many people at the time called it “the war to end all wars.”
The United States entered the fighting in Europe in 1917. But the United States armed forces were small. So the government began to draft men between the ages of 21 and 31.
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