english: They’d count the hours to the day of their departure, which they were never allowed to take their mothers to witness, to see them waiting patiently for the promises of their discharge from the army which were never fulfilled.
non_english: Contavano le ore fino al giorno della partenza, che le loro madri non avrebbero potuto vedere, in attesa della promessa della licenza dall'esercito che non veniva mai rispettata.