The Pilot Project Podcast

Episode 3: A Very Special Deployed Christmas Episode: Afghanistan, Haiti, Iraq, and home - Greg, Rob, Mom, and Jack

Dec 20, 2022

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The First Christmas I'm Not at Home

2min

The Gifts of Christmas in Afghanistan

2min

The Importance of a Green Christmas Dinner

3min

The Best Christmas Dinner Ever

2min

The Importance of a Good Christmas

2min

The Importance of Military Education in Afghanistan

2min

Rob Truscott on a Ship at Christmas

4min

The First Christmas in the Air Force

2min

10.

What It Was Like to Be Away From Home

2min

11.

How I Overcame Fear of Flying in the Middle East

2min

12.

The Importance of Regular Contact With Your Wife

2min

13.

The First Christmas I Was Married

2min

14.

The Importance of Sharing Your Life

2min

15.

Jack Westlow on the RCIF's Deployment to Afghanistan

2min

16.

The 30 Day Notice to Move

2min

17.

The Christmas of General Walt and the Tinshik

2min

18.

The Consolation Prize for Christmas in Afghanistan

2min

19.

The Christmas Story of a Deployed Member in Afghanistan

2min

What is it like to be deployed at Christmas? How do CAF members stay positive when they are away from family? Do they get Christmas dinner in the desert? We’ll answer these questions and more by talking with 3 CAF members who've been away for Christmas and one family member who's waited at home in this special Christmas episode.

Deploying through birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays is part of being in the CAF. Today, we’ll hear stories from Greg Juurlink, Rob Truscott, Jack Wesselo, about what it was like to be deployed for the holidays, and how they spent that time. We'll also hear special guest and the host's mom, Diana Morrison, about what it was like to have a son deployed at Christmas.

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