The war made millions of people into refugees. The peacekeepers can be there for 10 years, but if people can't go back to where they belong, their homes, the war will start again. Reintegration is no easy feat but is increasingly happening. The towns aren't welcoming the original residents home. And even without that animosity, returns are difficult because many homes have been destroyed.
Returns have an upside for the towns.
They bring international aid to the towns. Returning refugees to their homeland will be one of the duties for Fort Carson soldiers. In fact, a record number of refugees are set to return beginning in April to some towns in eastern Bosnia. Cavcic said he well knows the hurdles to getting people back to their homes. The key is somehow, some way, for the different groups to meld again.