Master Sgt. Kanessa Trent is in Afghanistan; her husband, Sgt. 1st Class William Trent, is stationed in California. They savor their electronic visit and hope they'll be closer next Christmas.
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan - It was Christmas Eve, and they were at opposite ends of the day, at opposite ends of the world.At her sprawling military base in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the dark, dusty night had already closed in. At his, outside Barstow, Calif., it was early morning, clear and chilly. "Are you awake, baby?" said Master Sgt. Kanessa Trent, 38. She moved her computer into position to adjust the webcam. Her regulation Army boots dangled off the edge of her pink-blanketed bunk bed in the cramped prefab quarters she shares with a fellow soldier.Like thousands of other U.S. servicemen and women, Trent and her husband, Sgt. 1st Class William Trent, are spending the Christmas holidays apart. But they savor these few moments of electronic togetherness, ignoring the 12 1/2 -hour time difference. Trent is 10 months into her deployment in Afghanistan. When she shipped out in February, her husband stayed in California, where he works at the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin helping troops prepare for Iraq and Afghanistan. (Read rest of story)
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