... , or my wife, or on my sons. No, not content with that, they now include my little dog, Fala. Well, of course, I don't resent attacks and my family doesn't resent attacks, but Fala does resent them." VI. Major opponents A. 1932: Herbert C. Hoover, Republican; Norman Thomas, Socialist. B. 1936: Alfred M. Landon, Republican; William ... Everyone saved their pennies and bought Defense Stamps until they had enough to turn the stamps into a U.S. Defense Bond. Everyone hung flags in their front windows with a blue star for every member of that family who was serving in the Armed Forces. Sometim...

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... be seen in movies such as The Patriot. This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. Martin and his son take up arms against the British by leading a small militia into battle. Martin soon realizes ... that the only way to protect his family and freedom is to fight for a young nation's liberty (The Patriot). This movie a positive insight to the war through the main character. Economics ... comes through, the pilot is paralyzed after an accidental fall. Ashamed of his condition, Frank refuses to ...

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... even the greatest sacrifice, death was made. However, the division between veteran soldiers and the new soldiers was often very significant, and that caused the unit to not bond the way units had in wars from the past, such as WWII, where units were very close to each other. "Because of this very individual aspect of the ... long time realized that there was a tension of sorts between the veterans and other people in general. The veteran sometimes found it difficult to identify with his family, and they started drifting apart. Many veterans also find it very difficult and extremely unco...

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... be seen in movies such as The Patriot. This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. Martin and his son take up arms against the British by leading a small militia into battle. Martin soon realizes ... that the only way to protect his family and freedom is to fight for a young nation's liberty (The Patriot). This movie a positive insight to the war through the main character. Economics ... comes through, the pilot is paralyzed after an accidental fall. Ashamed of his condition, Frank refuses to ...

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... and safety among the American population. Unfortunately, for the Japanese-Americans, this meant something completely and tragically different. "Imagine that one day you received notice that you and your whole family must be ready to move within 48 hours. You could take only the possessions you could carry and no one would tell you when you would be permitted to return ... so good to get out of the gates, and just know that you were going home finally, but home wasn't where I left it though our home being bought by a different family, different decorations in the windows; it was our hous...

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