A Veteran and His Mother on the Challenges of Homecoming

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Alex Hohl came back to his family home in Framingham, Massachusetts, last Saturday, from his second tour in Afghanistan with the Marines. "It's incredible, it's something you can't describe," he says. He also shares his thoughts and feelings about his fallen buddies. His mother, Patricia Hohl, is happy, too, but concerned. "My husband and I are only just realizing, after this more dangerous tour, just how much support we're going to have to give him. Alex hides things well."
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