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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I have often remarked, as someone who grew up in that environment and also had to watch a son and a son-in-law deployed to combat, it is probably harder being a family member either with a father or a spouse deployed or having a child deployed.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Webb reflects on the emotional challenges faced by military families.

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