Back in The Dells!  It was a homecoming of a sort.  With Carl ready for deployment to the front after the dissolution of the ASTP program, he now awaits orders for assignment to a line unit as a combat medic.  Nila will soon transition to the role of a Blue Star Wife.  But now, it is time for them both to celebrate this new chapter.  Like many other couples of the era, they commit to each and will use this temporary but much needed respite to relax, spend time with family and establish a new foundation in the face of the uncertainty which will come in the months ahead.  Marriage in these situations was a profound and courageous statement of hope!