re: Is there a soldier's paradox -thinking about home while deployed and vice versa

Yes, I do miss my Brothers in arms when I return, I don't necessarily miss the combat, just the people.
Something about a bond between people when you have been through war them that makes them more of a Family member than a buddy.
While over there, myself I was on mission, thinking about the mission until I got to some down time, then my mind wonders off to la-la land thinking and wanting home.