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time. We are supposed to be on the ground for 3 hours in Germany. We are supposed to get the chance to leave the plane there. I hope so! We leave Germany at 2200 hours (E.S.T. - Eastern Standard Time - your time) or 0400 hours, German time. We then have a 7 ½ hour flight to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. That should put us in Saudi at 0530 E.S.T., or 1330, Saudi time. Saudi Arabia is 8 hours ahead of Eastern Standard time. Confusing, isn’t it? Well, I’m going to try to grab some sleep now. I will continue this letter throughout my trip. Talk (write) more later Jane. I love you!!

Saturday, Nov. 3, 1990
1:53 AM (E.S.T.) 9:53 AM (Saudi)
Dear Jane,

Well, I have a large gap to fill in haven’t I? I am writing this from a cot, in a tent, in a cement plant, in the Saudi desert. (I’ll explain more later). But first to pick up from where I left off. They showed us another movie, Bird on a Wire, before we