Wynter Mathews and John Mathews
Recorded
December 10, 2023
Archived
December 10, 2023
38:46 minutes
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Id:
mby023375
Description
Wynter Mathews [no age given] speaks with her husband John “Wes” Mathews (44) about what drew them both to military service, positive role models, and the differences in military service within their families.Subject Log / Time Code
John (Wes) and Wynter talk about their work with the military and their military backgrounds. Wes asks Wynter why they joined the military.
Wynter asks Wes about having friends deploy after he retired from the military.
Wes describes his time in the military in more detail.
Wes asks Wynter about explaining her job to her family compared to Wes's family, which has a deeper military background.
Wynter talks about enlisting her brother in the military and her pride in him, as well as being able to connect through shared experiences.
Wes talks about sharing the military experience with his brother. Both discuss the safety concerns that come with deployment, both when deploying together and separately from loved ones.
Wynter mentions a meaningful phone conversation with her brother. Both talk about the impact of basic military training on people.
Wynter talks about wanting to experience a deployment, which is something she has not done yet.
Wes talks about the difficulties of deployment and being exposed to distressing scenes and actions.
Wynter responds to Wes.
Wynter describes positive role models for her in the military. Wes describes his positive role models in the military.
Wynter asks Wes what it's like having a wife in the military. Wes asks Wynter what it's like having a husband that is retired from the military.
Participants
- Wynter Mathews
- John Mathews