as for melvyn morris, he never thought it was because of racism. he wasn't bothered that he didn't get the medal of honour. it hasn't weighed on him, but the war has. >> i see a troop walking towards me, a little combat action, and they come and go. you catch yourself just in a daze for a little bit. with us, it's all the time. it will never go away, never. >> and as melvyn morris puts his uniform on and a president hangs a high honour around his neck, the message for those watching will not be to remember racism of the past, but to look to the future and consider how we should help all of those caught up in wars being fought now. >> he has never forgotten the horrors of war, and neither will they. regardless of the medals they wear. >> well, that story and the rest of the day's news, including all the developments in ukraine can be found on our website - aljazeera.com. their heroism, we will tell that story and the look at service in america's wars on this inside story. >> hello, i'm ray swarez. at the battle of gettys burg, a young corp. rail, hi

. >> melvyn morris hung the american flag outside his florida home, a way of telling pass erts by ofis patriotism. his hat tells all that he's heard it. >> there's a sentencing cross, bronze star, purple heart. >> he won the second-highest medal in the military for what he did in the vietnam war, going back to retrieve the body of a fellow soldier and was shot three times. president obama called him prernally to -- personally to tell him the reason he didn't receive it was racism. >> he said "i wish to apologise to you, you should have received the medal of honor 23 years ago." i dropped down to my knees, overwhelm. >> the u.s. military has been looking back to reright wrongs. medals denied due to race or religions. it was actuality the u.s. military that was the first to tackle racial immigration in the united states. >> i think if you look at the american armed forces you would find less racial discrimination than probably any other set of institutions. >> but there's a big disparity in the racial make-up of the military. 9% of the top generals or admirals were minorities. they mak

melvyn morris never thought it was about racism.e wasn't bothered that he didn't get the medal of honour, it hasn't weighed on him, but the war has, every day for the past four decade. >> i see troops walking towards me, a little combat action or whatever. and they just come and go. you catch yourself in a daze for a little bit. with us, it's all the the time. it will never go away. >> as melvyn morris puts his uniform on and the president hangses america's highest honour around his neck, his message will not be to remember racism of the past, but to look to the future and consider how we should help those caught up in worse fought now -- in wars fought now. he has never forgotten the horrors of war, and neither will they, regardless of the medals they wear. . >> now to a story of photography. the sony world photography awards announced the winners of some of the competition, and magnificent photos were selected. we took a look at a few. >> rain in chinatown. hours of patience to capture this image. and a slum in dhaka where people