The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located on the south end of the National Mall and receives around 3million visitors each year. 越战纪念碑位于国家广场南端,每年吸引游客约300万。 When anyone leaves a memento, it travels 12 miles

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North Korean Leader Makes Rare Public Appearence 朝鲜领导人罕见的公开露面 朝鲜领导人金正恩周四出席了一个烈士陵园的落成仪式 Marshal Kim Jong Un cut a red ribbon to inaugurate what is officially known as the Fatherla

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. The last Monday in May is a national holiday. Memorial Day honors those who died in military service. VOICE ONE: But any time of year,

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Mau Mau Torture Hearing Concludes in London At the Royal Courts of Justice building in London, veterans from Kenyas Mau Mau uprising, an anti-colonial movement, are gearing up for what they hope will be the final chapter in a 50-year struggle. They a

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African military veterans are in Liberia for a program to help the government meet the needs of former fighters from the country's long civil war. Liberia's government hopes to benefit from the experience of other African nations that have successfu

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 09 November 2009 The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans has opened a new $60-million building that houses a musical theater, a restaurant and a large movie theater for what is billed as a four-dimensional multime

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 October 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is downplaying reports of an apparent dispute between Washington and Baghdad. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington, where officials deny the United States is trying to tell

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By Scott Stearns White House 23 August 2007 President Bush is calling on Americans to have patience with the war in Iraq as he works to restore public support by focusing on the the conflict's broader context in history rather than the daily reportin

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By Mil Arcega Washington 27 May 2008 Thousands gathered in Washington D.C. over the three day period ending Monday to pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives in wars past and present. On Memorial Day, some prayed in silence while

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The State Department Monday rejected as nonsense a published report that says the United States and key allies want to create a new senior post in the Afghan government to bypass President Hamid Karzai. The comments came as the Obama administration

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Slaid Cleaves Reflects on Struggles of War Veterans Over the past two decades, Cleaves has won acclaim for his songs about the small-town, working-class men and women just struggling to get bylike the ones hes singing about in Rust Belt Fields. Rust

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研究表明强大爆炸会改变大脑结构 Many veterans who survived powerful explosions show symptoms of psychological injuries, such as mood swings, violent outbursts, difficulty to concentrate or depression. 很多从战场强大爆炸中存活下

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1. A wildfire in southern California, San Jacinto, mountains has grown to nearly 30 square miles. But the fire fighters say they are making progress. The blaze is almost half contained and several evacuation orders have now been lifted. The fire has

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The United States observes Veterans Day November 11, a national holiday to remember and honor military veterans of all wars. Veterans Day dates back to the end of World War I in 1918. This year it falls less than two months before all U.S. troops are

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US Veterans Urge Lawmakers to End Shutdown 美国退伍军人敦促立法者结束政府关闭 WASHINGTON The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure that has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. La

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Studies indicate that American war veterans are far more likely to commit suicide than non-veterans. Until recently, getting emergency help and counseling services has been difficult or impossible for many vets. But the situation may be improving, t

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By Larry London Washington 13 November 2007 Drowning Pool's 2001 debut CD, Sinner, featured Dave Williams, who died in 2002 of heart failure, just a day after performing at Ozzfest. The band's music has appeared in films like Saw III, The Punisher, a

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Remarks by the President at 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice 奥巴马总统在朝鲜战争停战60周年纪念仪式上的讲话 National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, D.C. 朝鲜战争将士国家纪念碑,华盛顿特区

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今天我们要学的词是mental。 Mental, 精神上的,心理上的。 Mental health is vital to people's overall well-being, 精神上的健康对人们的整体身心健康至关重要。 More than 50 million people are diagnosed with mental i

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For the past two years, NPR has been reporting on shortcomings in one of the VA's most popular and most troubled programs. The Caregiver Assistance Program pays stipends to family members, mostly wives and mothers, who care f

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