Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown
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Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia at their home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia's inhaler as she puts on her vibrating CPT vest at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. Amelia is a carrier for cystic fibrosis, so the vest helps break up and clear fluid from her lungs and chest. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)Jennifer Bittner serves lunch to her children at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. Bittner worries the government shutdown will affect her husband's Army salary, and thus their ability to afford their children's healthcare costs. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)Amelia Bittner, 6, uses her vibrating CPT vest at her home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)Alicia Belevins and her husband, who is a Marine, shown in an undated photo at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va. (Alicia Blevins via AP)
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Jennifer Bittner holds her 6-year-old daughter Amelia at their home on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Pflugerville, Texas. (AP Photo/Jack Myer)