Did you ever go back other than for Holidays and other Family Get-Togethers?
When I left the military I had 90 days of terminal leave. I went back home and stayed with my folks to job hunt for part of that time then moved 1200 miles away for the next 20 years. Then there things happened in close coincidence in late 2019/early 2020. My dad started the early stages of dementia, I left my job and COVID hit. I moved back with my family and we got to spend my dad's last year with him. While there, my former employer asked me to come back and I worked it remote and we were able to help my mom out through my dad's final months. We were there for about a year and then moved away again...but only about 750 miles this time :)