My son-in-law, Sean, got a rough start to his four-month tour of duty in Djibouti, a small African nation near the mouth of the Red Sea. Air Ethiopia not only lost his luggage, but his ship was not in port when he arrived after 20 hours en route.
His employer, Sea Lift Command, had, however arranged for a hotel that had internet service so he was able to email my daughter. It turns out he was billeted at the five-star Kempinski Hotel in Djibouti while awaiting his ship.
He's assigned to a vessel that delivers oil and supplies to U.S. Navy and other military ships in the area, which is just 12 miles from Yeman, a hotbed of terrorism. By now he must be aboard, since we haven't heard from him.
We knew before he left home that communications from the ship would be difficult.
Sean turns 40 on March 1 and we're hoping to have our friends and others send him birthday greetings. The address is: DECK AB Sean Anzano
UNNS PATUXENT {TAO-201}
FPO AE 09582-4012

Thank you