I asked him why a former U.S. POW would end up working for the U.S. government when he went home.
He laughed and said, "I tried to stay when they released us at the end of the war. We rode horses, walked in the desert, worked in the park, even played tennis. They said no, you must go home now.".
'Bout fell out of the chair. He wanted to retire to Phoenix or Mesa, probably lives there now for all I know.