I'm not sure the details, I'm getting them third hand from my mother who
got them from my sister who lives on the post but Ft. Irwin near Barstow
California (Army post) was on lock down today. The security had been
booted up to highest level and my sister is having to prove that she's
married to a soldier everywhere she goes. She was taking my nephew to
the pedi and before she was even allowed to enter the building, she had
to go through MPs. (I'm assuming that's not standard, you can at least
walk in the door like normal before you show your ID). Sis said they're
inspecting everything that comes on post *very* thoroughly and
apparently it took a bit of an act of congress before they allowed her
into the children's clinic. She had to prove she was married to a
soldier stationed there. But Mom told me that part, maybe mom is
overexagerating because all that she needs to do there is show her
military id isn't it? Or was it more, I have no idea. But nonetheless
it's tighter than a frog's a** right now.

The word is that they received a threat. At this time, it's rumor and as
always it's the worst kind but my sister also admitted details were very
sketchy. But can we have purrs for the place? It's very likely that they
could have been targetted because that is the place where they have
desert warfare training for troops before they're shipped overseas.

It's really unsettling and I'll be so glad when she and Chris are home.
She's coming home in a month, and if this isn't a false alarm or a prank
by some disgruntled soldier, then it can't be too soon for us.  Chris
has to stay until August but they've begun his outprocessing last week
*woohoo*.

Grace