阿拉巴马州定11月5日至11日为退伍军人周：全州退伍军人逾40万
阿拉巴马州位于美国东南部，州府是蒙哥马利县的蒙哥马利市。州长凯·艾维（Kay Ivey）发布公告，将11月5日至11日定为阿拉巴马州退伍军人周，在11月11日退伍军人节前后，向全州军人的服役与牺牲致敬。
据州长办公室发布的信息，阿拉巴马州是逾40万名退伍军人的家园，退伍军人在全州各社区的人口中占有可观比例。这份公告将退伍军人周的时间定在退伍军人节所在的一周，纪念对象涵盖各个年代、各个军种的服役人员。
11月11日的退伍军人节源于第一次世界大战停战纪念日，如今是全美向退伍军人致谢的联邦节日，学校、政府机构与社区组织通常会举行仪式与纪念活动。州一级的退伍军人周公告，则把这一纪念延伸为整整一周。
州长办公室表示，阿拉巴马州将继续通过州退伍军人事务部门等渠道，为退伍军人及其家庭提供福利申领与就业等方面的服务。（来源：阿拉巴马州州长办公室）
Alabama Designates November 5–11 as Veterans Week, Honoring More Than 400,000 Veterans
Alabama, in the southeastern United States, has its capital in the city of Montgomery, Montgomery County. Governor Kay Ivey has issued a proclamation designating November 5–11 as Veterans Week in Alabama, honoring the service and sacrifice of the state’s military members in the week of Veterans Day, November 11.
According to the governor’s office, Alabama is home to more than 400,000 veterans, who make up a significant share of communities across the state. The proclamation covers service members of every era and every branch of the armed forces.
Veterans Day, observed on November 11, grew out of the World War I armistice commemoration and is now the federal holiday on which the nation thanks its veterans; schools, government agencies and community groups typically hold ceremonies and observances. A state-level Veterans Week proclamation extends that recognition across a full week.
The governor’s office says the state will continue to serve veterans and their families, including help with benefits claims and employment, through agencies such as the state department of veterans affairs. (Source: Office of the Governor of Alabama)
来源：阿拉巴马州州长办公室
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图片来源：图：阿拉巴马州议会大厦（蒙哥马利）。CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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