əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, hiː wʌz stˈeɪʃənd æt fˈɔːɹt ɹˈʌkɚ, ˌæləbˈæmə, nˌɑːt fˈɑːɹ fɹʌm wˈɛɹ hiː ɡɹˈuː ˈʌp.
Upon his return to the United States, he was stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama, not far from where he grew up.