In everything we are doing right now, in every deliberation about strategies and how we are going to absorb different reductions, the family, the soldier, the family, the veterans, the wounded warriors, gold star families are always the first issue that we discuss.
Dempsey highlights prioritizing military families in strategic discussions.
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