Frank returned home on a two week R & R from Vietnam on July 1, 1971. He kept this as a total surprise for Nancy and only let her know he was coming home through a late-night phone call after landing in California. In this phone call, he asked Nancy to come to pick him up at the Houston Airport. Although they only had two weeks together before Frank's returned to Vietnam, this was a beautiful gift for both of them. They had desperately needed to see and hold each other again. The two weeks seemed to fly by, and again they found themselves having to say goodbye at the airport, then once again, they would begin the process of waiting for each other's letters to arrive.