VETERANS DAY

Originally, Veterans Day was called “Armistice Day,” and the date was chosen to commemorate the signing of the armistice with Germany that ended hostilities during World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

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Veterans Day is intended to honor and thank all military personnel who served the United States in all wars, particularly living veterans. It is marked by parades and church services and in many places the American flag is hung at half mast. A period of silence lasting two minutes may be held at 11am. Some schools are closed on Veterans Day, while others do not close, but choose to mark the occasion with special assemblies or other activities.

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Red poppies, a symbol of World War I (from their appearance in the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae), are sold in Canada and the United Kingdom on Remembrance Day to raise money for veterans or worn in the lapel as a tribute.

Glossary:
commemorate-upamiętnić
armistice-zawieszenie broni
hostilities  -działania wojenne
particularly-zwłaszcza
period of silence-okres ciszy
assemblies-apel, zgromadzenie
poppy-mak
raise-zbierać
worn in the lapel-noszone w klapie
 tribute-hołd, uznanie
                                                                             Edyta Wziątek