The U.S. spends billions on hardware to protect our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. What you may not know is how many millions the Pentagon is spending to protect a softer target here at home.
This year, the Army alone has budgeted $40 million to strengthen the defenses of military marriages. Divorce rates in the U.S. Army and Marines jumped sharply – by more than a third – after the start of the Iraq war.
Marriage retreats are a centerpiece of the military’s response. Correspondent Tom Banse sat in when a McChord Air Force Base squadron learned how to preserve marriages under fire.
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