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Show Flag-waving families greet 328th unit school lunch more than mess hall food. In his letters, Hawkins told his family that the clinic where he worked was a terrorist target. "They had soldiers with machine guns stationed at the entrance. They once found a bomb only 50 yards from the entrance," said Mrs. Hawkins. "We're just glad to have him coming home," she told the Clipper Saturday. A West Bountiful neighborhood decked itself out Sunday to welcome its returning hero Mike Sorenson. Cub scouts from Pack 290 spearheaded a drive to line both sides of 660 West for several blocks with American flags to honor Sorenson. Mrs. Bonnie Sorenson said she couldn't wait to see her husband. "He missed our 2-year-oId's birth- SEE WALLY ON A-3 By JUDY JENSEN Asst Managing Editor Local members of the 328th General Hospital unit were greeted by scores of flag-waving family members and friends as the troops returned to Fort Douglas Sunday. Throughout Davis County, flags waved and welcome home banners displayed to greet returning husbands, fathers and sons. Woods Cross High School principal prin-cipal Wally Hawkins was just one of the 700 men and women who returned re-turned after serving in Europe in support of the troops in Saudi Arabia. "We're so excited about his homecoming," said Mrs. Elaine Hawkins. "We had a very lonely Christmas without him. We're going go-ing to take a few days to get reac-, quainted," she added. Hawkins reported for active duty Dec. 6, and has been serving as a medic in a clinic in Muenchwiller, Germany. Students at Woods Cross High are anxiously awaiting Hawkins' return. "We've heard he's to officially offi-cially come back to school next Tuesday (April 2), said school secretary sec-retary Audrey Parks. "We haven' heard from him yet, but we're preparing his homecoming," she said Monday. It will be a trimmer Mr. Hawkins who will greet the students. "He's lost 40 pounds," exclaimed exclaim-ed Mrs. Hawkins. She speculated that he enjoyed the much maligned Wally CONTINUED FROM A-l day while he was gone. We're all very excited about his return' she said. Sorenson spent much of his time with the hospital unit hospitalized. "He had rheumatic fever, so he spent a lot of time sick," said Mrs. Sorenson. She said Sorenson was stationed in Belgium at NATO headquarters. Two local doctors, Dr. Val Hansen and Dr. Perry Walters, were also members of the group which arrived home Sunday. Both men practice in Bountiful. "Dr. Hansen spent his time treating soldiers in Stuttgart, Germany," Ger-many," said his office manager of 14 years, Linda Matern. She said Dr. Walters, a urologist and colleague col-league of Dr. Hansen, served in Frankfurt, Germany. "We're very glad they're coming home. All of their patients have been concerned about their safety and anxious for their return. It's nice to have this happy ending," said Matem. Both doctors will return to practice April 1 . |