▁gradu ates ▁over ▁there ," ▁said ▁his ▁detail er . ▁" That ' s ▁for ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁[ limited ▁duty ▁officers ] ▁and ▁ex - en list ed ▁men ." ▁H ank ▁pers isted , ▁but ▁his ▁detail er ▁was ▁un m oved . ▁He ▁offered ▁H ank ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁an ▁a ide ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Oper ations , ▁an ▁offer ▁he ▁decl ined . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁College , ▁he ▁later ▁received ▁orders ▁as ▁flag ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁naval ▁forces ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁Bureau ▁gave ▁him ▁just ▁ten ▁days ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁Sa ig on . ▁ ▁Lucy ▁decided ▁she ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁Cor on ado , ▁where ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁were , ▁while ▁H ank ▁was ▁over se as . ▁W ast ing ▁no ▁time , ▁they ▁loaded ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁suit cases ▁into ▁the ▁car ▁for ▁another ▁drive ▁cross ▁country . ▁Their ▁furn iture ▁and ▁effects ▁would ▁take ▁thirty ▁days ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁arrived , ▁H ank ▁was ▁gone . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July , ▁attempting ▁to ▁make ▁light ▁of ▁a ▁deeply ▁emot ional ▁part ing , ▁he ▁left ▁her ▁the ▁words , ▁" So ▁long , ▁kid . ▁I ' ll ▁see ▁you ▁when ▁I ' ve ▁won ▁the ▁war ." ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁in ▁his ▁mind ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁his ▁" be aut iful , ▁young , ▁pre