Char Westfall: Wife, Mom, Surviving Spouse of Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan, Author of A Beautiful Tragedy
Team Never Quit
Marcus Luttrell
4.9 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
What an incredible story of resilience Char has to share today. Her husband, Jacques Fontan, was one of nineteen servicemen killed when the helicopter he was in was shot down during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan (from which the film Lone Survivor is based.) As a result, she has written a book, A Beautiful Tragedy, in which she speaks openly about the anger and bitterness that experience birthed, and her battle to regain her life, to heal within, and to serve others in the process.
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| 0:00.0 | Dad, I'm hungry! |
| 0:01.5 | Right, what do I cook for tea? |
| 0:03.0 | Er, McCain chips. These will be good. |
| 0:05.2 | You know they'll come out nice and crispy if you cook them in a rye fryer. |
| 0:08.1 | Just say, Alexa, open McCain and Alexa will help you. |
| 0:12.0 | What? You mean if I say Alexa, open McCain, Alexa will open the bag of chips for me. |
| 0:16.4 | Not literally open the bag of chips for your dad, but Alexa can tell you how to cook them |
| 0:20.5 | and give you ideas for tea. |
| 0:21.9 | Ah, okay. Alexa, open McCain. |
| 0:24.4 | Well done, dad. Such a tech wizard. |
| 0:26.5 | Chip, chip, hooray. |
| 0:27.6 | Crispy a fry perfection with McCain. |
| 0:30.3 | The Westwood One podcast network. |
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| 1:06.5 | teach you the values of working your ass off, |
| 1:08.8 | and charge through whatever life throws at you. |
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