He wishes his father would just listen to him about what happened to him in Vietnam and all the horrors he went through and give him credit for the 7 medals he had received for his efforts in the war. However, his father was in a rather depressed state and did not see medals as a measure of a man's ability or heroism. All his son wanted to do was get some of the pressures of the war off his chest and be admired some by his dad but it was useless and it just had to keep it inside. The guilt and the good that he felt was a burden he carried. He also wished his father would recognize what a good soldier he himself had been instead of withdrawing to himself after the war. As a result he sees and feels no use for his life after the war
The second one!
held Japanese-Americans who did no wrong
Free press is important in maintaining the spirit of democracy because it gives the right to put forward the views of the press and make people aware of the current happenings in the world.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In the first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America, there is a clause of free press given. This clause in the amendment means that the press can give whatever news it wants to, to the people and it should not be biased in any way.
This helps to maintain the spirit of the democracy because then the press has the right to put forward every important affairs without any biasedness and make people aware about the current happenings in the world. The press is not worried or does not have any kind of fear while presenting the news in any field with the freedom of press clause.
The answer is, "were". I hope this helps.