Chapter 15 Summary

Chapter 15, the final chapter, opens near Christmastime. Dago Red and other members of the 4077th prepare to make Christmas bearable for the men and women there, but Hawkeye and Duke are ready to leave. Blake tells them that they only have a week left. McIntyre is not happy to lose them, as he has six months left, and the Swamp is quiet with the gravity of its dissolution. A few days later, Hawkeye and Duke thank Henry for tolerating them and hold a farewell party at the Swamp a few hours before they leave.

Saying goodbye, Hawkeye and Duke leave and are silent. Hawkeye says that they are both pretty lucky to find the people they love but will probably never be that close to anyone again, save their families. Much of the chapter reviews their largely dialogue-free journey home. At the Evac...