 Why does the protagonist want to get back to his wife?
HOMECOMING BY MIGUEL HIDALGO What lasts forever? They were nearing a river; the water would be welcome on tired bodies and dry throats. Images began to appear, drawn from inexhaustible files, wherein are kept all thoughts, past, present, and future.... World War III had been declared, and he had enlisted, receiving his old rank of captain. Then he kissed her, and instantly was drawn down into the abyss which seemed to have no beginning or any end. Three days later they had landed in Spain, merged with another division, then crossed the Pyrenees into France, and finally to Paris where the fighting had begun. Three years later they were on the road to Moscow.
 He promised that his love is “forever” and that he would return from the war.
 He promised that he would return home after the Americans won the war.  He promised that his love is “forever” and that he would return from the war.  He promised that his love is “forever” and that he would take her to Europe once the war ended.  He promised that he would return the locket she lent him for the war.