WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.231 Ok . So um first question will be super 00:02.231 --> 00:04.453 easy . Can you both just say your first 00:04.453 --> 00:07.110 and last name is spelled ? Sure . So my 00:07.119 --> 00:11.010 name is Kaitlyn Hensley . It's Kaitlyn 00:11.039 --> 00:14.909 Hensley Hensley . This is our daughter 00:14.920 --> 00:18.819 Cora Corlcrcor 00:18.920 --> 00:21.569 A Hensley and then this is Chris , I'm 00:21.579 --> 00:24.680 Christopher C hr A Stovh er Heley 00:24.690 --> 00:28.680 Etnslu . And what is your first 00:28.729 --> 00:31.110 class ? So 00:32.409 --> 00:35.540 she's two , she's two . So um is this 00:35.549 --> 00:38.569 your first deployment from her ? Yes . 00:38.580 --> 00:42.360 And so what is that feeling ? It is 00:42.369 --> 00:45.180 very hard to describe in all honesty . 00:45.189 --> 00:47.189 Um My wife knows I am not good with 00:47.189 --> 00:49.380 sharing feelings . Um and I had to 00:49.389 --> 00:51.556 write her an email when we sent it the 00:51.556 --> 00:53.445 other day on our our home station 00:53.445 --> 00:55.799 mobilization date um about how it's 00:55.819 --> 00:58.340 it's very difficult to leave her . It's 00:58.349 --> 01:01.290 very emotion . And so , you know , as a 01:01.299 --> 01:03.521 wife , you know , having a two year old 01:03.521 --> 01:05.989 and a husband going over , what is that ? 01:07.730 --> 01:11.620 I think for me , my responsibility 01:11.629 --> 01:14.470 is to hold it down at home and make 01:14.480 --> 01:18.459 sure that when he leaves that we're 01:18.470 --> 01:20.500 stable , um you take that 01:20.510 --> 01:22.580 responsibility on as a military wife 01:23.029 --> 01:25.140 but that we also keep it , you know , 01:25.140 --> 01:27.709 fun and exciting . Um counting the days 01:27.720 --> 01:30.080 down for dad to come home and that we 01:30.089 --> 01:32.311 kind of just keep things in touch . And 01:32.311 --> 01:35.360 as the um , so when he does come back , 01:35.370 --> 01:38.440 he is coming back so happy and excited . 01:38.620 --> 01:41.500 Um So at least he'll have fun stories 01:41.510 --> 01:43.940 while he's away to listen to this for 01:43.949 --> 01:47.220 us . And so really the last question I 01:47.290 --> 01:49.660 can pick up some boys have some . Well , 01:51.410 --> 01:54.720 when you're going through , that is a 01:54.730 --> 01:56.730 big deal . You know , how are you ? 01:58.150 --> 02:00.819 It's hard to accept , but it's always 02:00.830 --> 02:04.180 something that I knew would be , um , 02:04.190 --> 02:06.134 especially when you marry into the 02:06.134 --> 02:08.301 military , have military family , what 02:08.301 --> 02:10.960 the cost is of a relative , family 02:10.970 --> 02:14.910 friend , you know . Um but we really 02:14.919 --> 02:17.070 just rely on the support that we have 02:17.160 --> 02:19.382 at home . I think it's really important 02:19.382 --> 02:21.649 to have somebody that you can , you 02:21.660 --> 02:23.382 know , trust and help you , uh 02:23.820 --> 02:26.479 especially , you know , during tough 02:26.490 --> 02:29.850 times . So like keep it 02:29.860 --> 02:33.850 exciting fun . Um But it is hard . It 02:33.860 --> 02:35.971 is hard as always , you never want to 02:35.971 --> 02:37.860 say goodbye , but it's only for a 02:37.860 --> 02:40.027 little while . It's kind of like a see 02:40.027 --> 02:43.880 you later . Uh You said this is 02:43.889 --> 02:45.945 your first deployment with her ? But 02:45.945 --> 02:47.833 how many deployments have you had 02:47.833 --> 02:50.056 previously ? I had one other deployment 02:50.056 --> 02:52.333 in 09 with the Striker Brigade to Iraq . 02:52.333 --> 02:54.445 So this is your first time going over 02:54.445 --> 02:56.556 to Europe ? Can you talk a little bit 02:56.556 --> 02:58.445 about why you decided to join the 02:58.445 --> 03:00.490 garden . I joined the garden for 03:00.699 --> 03:03.149 college and just like a lot of people . 03:03.320 --> 03:06.229 And then I got the enjoyment in it , 03:06.240 --> 03:08.350 the cader in it . And I just really 03:08.360 --> 03:11.050 enjoyed the atmosphere and the training 03:11.059 --> 03:13.479 and the college money was a nice bonus 03:13.490 --> 03:16.669 with that . So I just decided to stay 03:16.679 --> 03:19.020 in September will mark 23 total years 03:19.029 --> 03:21.429 of service for me . So I'm obviously 03:21.470 --> 03:23.880 staying here for you . Talk about 03:24.240 --> 03:26.407 generically , where do you guys live ? 03:26.407 --> 03:29.805 We live in Denver , P , Denver and 03:29.826 --> 03:31.993 going overseas . You talk a little bit 03:31.993 --> 03:33.604 about how you guys are still 03:33.604 --> 03:37.235 communicate . Yeah , so I had um I'm 03:37.246 --> 03:41.035 sorry . Um So I 03:41.046 --> 03:43.157 had made the decision because there's 03:43.157 --> 03:45.379 such a time difference between here and 03:45.379 --> 03:47.324 Germany that I was gonna do like a 03:47.324 --> 03:49.666 private in the because the one thing 03:51.675 --> 03:54.022 um was that you miss so much time with 03:54.052 --> 03:56.222 your kids like the world goes on . 03:57.841 --> 03:59.897 So we're going to do a little bit of 03:59.897 --> 04:02.063 that so we can kind of check it out as 04:02.063 --> 04:04.230 we are . And then of course , facetime 04:04.230 --> 04:06.552 text message . The lucky part is that 04:06.602 --> 04:09.781 this is very like , not , you know , 04:09.882 --> 04:12.861 different than what his past one was . 04:12.871 --> 04:15.091 So I'm excited to be able to at least 04:15.102 --> 04:18.569 have wifi and given two years old , I 04:18.579 --> 04:20.468 assume you want to be able to get 04:20.468 --> 04:22.690 everything I I do . Yes , it's gonna be 04:22.690 --> 04:24.857 like it's a very difficult leaving her 04:24.857 --> 04:26.357 very worked up with . That 04:28.829 --> 04:30.058 takes care of everything I need .