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Homesickness grips Task Force troopers

From Nurul Alam
CHITTAGONG. May 25: Though proud of being here on a humanitarian mission, most of the US Task Force members appear gripped by a strong nostalgia for home.
Talking to some of the troopers*of the Force it was learnt that many of them had left home at least seven or eight months before the outbreak of the Gulf War.
At the war's end they were on their way home when they were ordered to Bangladesh by US President George Bush to join the relief effort underway for the victims of the catastrophic April 29 cyclone.
Task Force member James Conner told this Correspon-
dent that he was missing his wife and their only son now living in Texas. “ I am ready to go back home as early as possible as 1 was out of the sight of my wife and my son for a pretty long time". He has been working with the US Navy for the last nine years.
Conner said. "After 1 left her in Texas I used to write to my wife twice a week".
Conner 'disclosed that he had for the first time Joined such a humanitarian Job. "I am really happy to come to help the distressed people of Bangladesh at the time of their need."
Tammy Hal, another home-sick Task Force personnel. In formed that he had left home for the Gulf last December, apart for the last six months from his wife whom he married last November. Hal said." Now I miss my better half."
This correspondent came across Hal on the runway of . Chittagong Airport where he was sitting on bags of relief goods. He was posted there to help loading of relief goods onto the helicopters for ferrying to the offshore islands.
James Disney, a young man In the Task Force disclosed that he would like to go to Japan where his wife is living. He. However, said that he was feeling very happy to join the noble deed here.
Lt Commander Ken Dcker-man, leader of Preventive Medical Team, said he may liavc to stay longer though he too felt homesick.
The amphibious Task Force group is expected to leave on May 29 while 500 personnel including medical team members will leave by mld-June.
The Task Force members, In a relaxed mood, were found either reading novels or gossiping.
The accelerated relief operations by the Task Force turned the Chittagong airbase very busy. The force has made over 1200 sorties so far dropping more than two thousand tons of relief materials in the battered coastal areas of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.