__________________________________. The November 11th today is Veterans Day of the United States, a federal holiday to honor all military personnel who have served the U.S. in all wars. This is the first Veterans Day since the last U.S. troops left Iraq in December. The holiday this year is also a chance for American to thank the rapidly shrinking population of World War II veterans.今天是11月11日--美国退伍军人日,这是个全国性的节日,为的是向所有参加战争的美国军人致敬.这是去年12月美国最后一支军队离开伊拉克以来,首个退伍军人日.今年美国人也借此机会向锐减的二战老兵表示感谢. I'm Marti Johnson, VOA News, Washington, more news at voanews.com.VOA记者玛蒂约翰逊华盛顿报道.