AFTERMATH OF WAR : Going Home
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Many troops, hearing of a cease-fire, thought of home:
“All I could think of was the way my sweetheart says marshmallows. I just love that sound.”
--Medic Eric Ponton “I’ll gladly pass up the victory parade. I want mine in my living room.”
--Master Sgt. Michael Thompson “I’m going to Tulane medical school.”
--Medic Todd Lindsay, on the next step in his life “I’m going fishing.”
--1st Sgt. Zeb Hill, on the next step in his life
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