Families of the deployed face their own challenges at home

‘Home for the holidays” took on special meaning for more than 5,000 sailors and officers aboard the USS Harry S. Truman as the aircraft carrier ended its months-long deployment a few days before Christmas. While these men and women sign up to serve their country, the families they left behind also make a sacrifice, doing without their loved ones for months at a time. Dana Jacobson got a look at what coming home was like for the crewmembers and families who are holding fast on the home front.

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