Yeah, that was it. We wives had a phone tree going, so we'd all know what was going on. Our squadron was active, and due to be called in if things escalated: thus the fear.

News was harder come by in those days, so we were all we had: cell phones, no tweets or twitters, no Facebook or LJ, and long distance was very expensive, so we all shared the burden by calling each other locally if we had news. They kept the squadron on duty beyond their appointed time, and our generation had been raised with the thought that world war III was right on the horizon. Yes we were very scared.

That's why I have such sympathy with any family who has a loved on on active duty. I do know how it feels, even if only for a little while.