The DSN Phone lines

My husband has called on the DSN phone lines a couple of times. This is one of the most wonderful things that the Army has come up with. He callsanother base, our closest is Hill AFB, and then the operator forwards the call. If you are a local call from Hill (or another base) then the call is completely free. This is so awesome because we are able to hear each others voice and have that communication. Sometimes the lines are long and there is a time limit buteven so it is really wonderful. Granted there is a time delay in your voices and the connection is not the clearest but my mother sure would have been grateful for even one phone call from Korea.

Blake said "On Saturday they had a reception with the Albanian Army. We had supper together and then there was traditional albanian dancing."

"We are still getting organized. We are cleaning the shop, tracking down parts, ordering new parts and making repairs. We are really getting alot accomplished. There are four different places that we convoy to. All of them are relatively safe. We haven't had any incidents on any of our convoys yet. Everyone will take a rotation to go an a convoy. On one of the convoys you can see a bridge that has been there since biblical times. And you can also visit Noah's grave. I will take my camera when I have my turn."

The BX had pretty much everything we need. There are only a few specialty items that will have to be sent from families. There are even some Locals that have set up shop on the base. There is a leather shop where they will make you a leather jacket, and tailor shop for custom made suits, even a DVD shop. Most of these are bootleg copies of movies, several on a disc being sold very cheap. The shop owners are very friendly and persuasive."