Veterans Day Began After WWI as Armistice Day退伍军人节源于一战“停战日”

Just over a century ago， on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month （Nov. 11， 1918）， formal hostilities ended in the First World War when an armistice with Germany went into effect. Known originally as Armistice Day， this holiday was meant to honor those who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I and had been discharged in any manner other than dishonorably.

一个多世纪前，在1918年11月11日11时，随着与德国签署的停战协议生效，第一次世界大战正式结束。（剩余7738字）