In the fall of 2018, Major Peter DeCrans was deployed to Kuwait. While not his first Army deployment, it was the first time he had been deployed since his two children were born, making it also the first time he had to leave them at home in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
As Kare 11 reported, Major DeCrans would spend the rest of 2018 and most of 2019 overseas, and with the 8-hour time difference, as well as the Army's strict security protocols, he found it nearly impossible to talk to his family.