Odd Call

Here I sit, awake at a much earlier time than I usually am, wondering where my DH is.
Oh, it's not as bad as it sounds, I know where he is, just not why or when he'll be back. He got a phone call at 3:30 this morning (on a Saturday!) to be at work ASAP. No idea why and no word since then. I've been sleeping fitfully for the past 3 hours and finally gave up, got up, and made a sammich to keep me company. Now that I've eaten it, I'm lonely again. (ha)
I wonder what this could mean... a fellow soldier's death was the first thing that came to my mind. Three times in high school, strange calls over the PA system were made for certain groups of people (those who went to such-n-such middle school, all sophomores, etc) to gather for an announcement. After the first one, we all knew what such an announcement would be. If that's the case, I just hope it was quick for the victim and that I'll be able to give DH the support he'll need. The second thing that came to mind was deployment. I've been through it before with an ex-boyfriend, so I know I can handle it, but DH hasn't been yet and will worry himself sick over me. I wonder, though... if it's just a deployment announcement, why drag everyone in at 0330 on Saturday? If they didn't know Friday before the end of the duty day, can't they just wait till Monday, or possibly a more humane time than 0330? DH's squad leader asked him if he'd been drinking. He hadn't, but I know more than a few of his buddies were probably still drinking when the call came. It was a Friday night, for Pete's sake!
I know enough not to try calling him. If he could use the phone, he'd have called me already. I just have to wait it out. I remember when I was waiting for a definite go/no-go about deployment with my ex; I was gnawing on my fingers by the time the announcement came. This time, I'm just waiting. I knew when I married him that DH would probably go to Iraq before his ETS date, and if he reups, he'll definitely have a sandy vacation at some point. Maybe it's time.