yeaaah unfortunately a good old us military field hospital was some of the best medical treatment around for awhile. end of the line for a lot of the civilians.
he'd have been so surprised and stoked to see liam. that conversation probably went a little like, "ah you know. met a girl. got married. got divorced. got a dog instead. think it's working out better." and maybe given him a more serious answer over some beers or something lol. but yeah he'd set him up with some handiwork. a lot of jedi/apprentice cracks for awhile (these probably originated around that fire). he'd have showed him his brew set up in his garage for SURE. he makes them seasonally. likes to take them fishing and stuff when he goes. does a lot of hiking because it helps keep him from feeling too restless.