This week we share Part 1 of a 2 part interview with SGT(R) Thomas Evans. Tom was a team leader, and briefly a squad leader for 1st Platoon, B Company 1-64th Armor at COP Sperwan Ghar in Panjwai, Afghanistan in 2012. Tom showed up as attrition was gutting our ranks, and brought fresh eyes and perspectives to a platoon that was beginning to struggle. In this episode, Tom talks to us about his experiences before Sperwan Ghar, how he earned his Combat Infantryman Badge in Iraq, and how he “actually” earned his CIB in Panjwai. Tom talks to us about the realities of combat, the difficulties of filling in to an experienced platoon three months into a deployment, and the excitement of using weaponry he had not been able to use before.
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Episode 52 - Finale
Episode 51 - The Daughter
Episode 50 - The General
Episode 49 - Commanding Panjwai
Episode 48 - This Is Nowhere
Special Announcement
Episode 47 - Screaming Eagles
Episode 46 - The Empire Strikes Back
Episode 45 - The Lion of Kandahar, Part 2
Episode 44 - The Lion of Kandahar, Part 1
Episode 43 - Another Point of View
Episode 42 - Hard Choices
Episode 41 - The Operator
Episode 40 - Doc
Episode 39 - The Mad Hatter
Episode 38 - Researching Panjwai
Episode 37 - The Warrior (Part 2)
Episode 36 - The Warrior (Part 1)
Bonus Episode 6 - Deployment Life
Bonus Episode 5- The Kit We Would Bring
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