EPILOGUE
The return flight took them across the northern route over Japan and Alaska to their destination in Ft. Lewis, Washington.
There, they were shepherded off the plane and moved across the landing field to a large building. On the way, many signs were posted along the sides of buildings and fences. Some said the country was proud of them. Some offered thanks. Others simply read ‘Welcome Home’. There was no military band to greet the returning warriors, and not a single person stood to the side to cheer their return, to applaud or wave to show that they were happy that the young men were finally home, safe and sound. Instead, it was a silent and dreary arrival, with only one column of men wordlessly marching across the tarmac.
Once inside the building, everyone stripped, showere
