Our oldest son lives and works in the American Embassy in Baghdad. He did call a little before noon today, not saying anything about what was going on there. And I hadn't heard the news, here, yet at that time. He hung up when the loud sounds of helicopters overhead started drowning out our conversation. I know he called so that in case I had heard the news, or when I did hear what was going on, that I would know he was okay as of 11:40 US central time. ....sigh....