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The Soldier in White Returns from "Catch-22". The soldier in white, seemingly the same one who died earlier, reappears in the hospital ward.

during Yossarian's final hospital stay

The Soldier in White Returns

The soldier in white, seemingly the same one who died earlier, reappears in the hospital ward. Dunbar is terrified and screams that there is no one inside the bandages. The ward erupts in chaos, and the soldier in white is quickly removed. The return of the soldier in white is a surreal and terrifying event, suggesting that death is not an end but a recurring, meaningless cycle. It drives Dunbar over the edge and leads to his disappearance.