Life on the Line [Series 3, Episode 72] Craig Cook

Accession Number	AWM2020.1032.30
Collection type	Sound
Object type	Podcast
Physical description	digital audio file; wave
Maker	Cook, Craig Mascall-Dare, Sharon Thistle Productions
Place made	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made	27 August 2019
Access	Open
Conflict	Afghanistan, 2001-2021 Iraq, 2003-2013 Somalia, 1992-1995
Copyright	Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright
Copying Provisions	Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Description

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Craig Cook. Podcast released 17 September 2019.

Episode description from www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com: Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Craig Cook has served in the Australian Army for 34 years, as a member of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. He has deployed to Somalia, Afghanistan and three times to Iraq - twice with US forces, who have recognised his achievements with a Meritorious Service Medal and a Bronze Star. Today he’s the Regimental Sergeant Major at 9th Brigade in Adelaide. Craig shared with Sharon Mascall-Dare stories of high intensity combat, having a bounty on his head and the effects of the military life on his family.