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A Former Soldier Struggles in a Down Economy
082808082808jenkinssqueezepttwo2 For soldiers, the transition from war back to civilian life is often difficult. Now to complicate matters, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are coming home to a shaky economy. In the Southwest corner of Washington State, one former soldier is struggling to support herself and her new baby while she goes to school. Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports in Part II of our series “The Squeeze: How a declining economy impacts low income people.”
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