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Enlisted Service Members Rely on Charity Relief
Thousands of Army Navy Air Force and Marine enlisted men struggle on service pay turning to charity. Army Emergency Relief gave 4.18 million dollars in loans and grants last year, food rent and utilities. Navy Relief Society distributed 4.06 million dollars in 1962. Air Force Aid Society over 750 thousand dollars between December and May. At Whidbey Island Naval Air Station 1580 Navy families received surplus food under a state aid program.
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Associated Press
Armed Forces
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Armed Services
Army Emergency Relief
Navy Relief Society
Air Force Aid Society
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Washington State