Throw-Away Wives Fight Back in Destin Ex-Wife Rights Drive
Karen MacGrogan profiles six Destin and South Walton divorced military wives and the nationwide group E.X.P.U.S.E. as they campaign to extend military benefits to former spouses. They describe losses of pensions, medical, and commissary rights after divorce, urge legislation for broader eligibility, and share personal hardship from long military marriages.
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Destin
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E.X.P.O.S.E
E.X.P.U.S.E
Santa Rosa Beach
Federal Service
Foreign Service
CIA
E.X.P.0
S.E
E.X.P.U.L.E
Frenchman's Ovens Rolling In Dough
Michel and Nicole Neau run The French Bakery in Choctaw Beach with their children and Bob Martin. Half their sales go to Eglin Air Force base commissary and dining halls, the rest to Destin restaurants. They reject growth, emphasizing quality, hand skill, and timely production. They began eight years ago facing high demand, and now sustain a lean, artisan operation with early hours and hard work. Continued on Page 2B.
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America
Michel
Nicole Neau
Choctaw Beach
Choctawhatchee Bay
Destin
Neaus
Michael Neau
Niska Tucker
Bob Martin
Freeport
Eglin Air Force Base
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Neau
Nabisco
Bay
Eglin
Air Force Base
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Europe
Neans
Nicole
Brittany
France
Ms. Neau
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