Question

Read the excerpt from "Veterans Appreciate Our Gratitude, But What They Need Most Is Our Help." Veterans and servicemembers are frequently honored in similar ceremonies and with special discounts at restaurants and theaters, but those small gestures are inadequate compared with the challenges they face when they come home. How do the highlighted words help to create meaning in the article?

1.
They help the reader understand that veterans enjoy gestures such as free meals and ceremonies.
2.They help the reader understand that the needs of veterans are great.
3.hey help the reader understand that veterans receive help from the government.
4.
They help the reader understand that veterans are upset that people don't support them.

Answer 1

I would say 4 is the best answer many of these veterans have seen horrible things like innocent children dying and can have psychological side effects and a lot of people don't understand that so for example PSTD people tend to be judgmental and not understanding I hope this makes sense to you