Coming home, then going back takes toll on troops and families

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Published in the Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC):</p>

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Thanksgiving break meant that the empty nest at our house was suddenly refilled - emphatically. The boy was home for four nights, and then he was gone. There were noise and energy and late nights, and then the phone stopped ringing, SportsCenter was silenced, the refrigerator door remained closed for more than a few minutes at the time. Thoughts of the calm after the storm came to mind....

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