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Coast Guard deployments continue, despite missing paychecks

Funded by the Department of Homeland Security, which is affected by the government shutdown, the U.S. Coast Guard is the only branch of the U.S. military currently working without pay. But crews have still been deploying, and as Judy Woodruff reports, that can mean their families are left at home for months without a paycheck.

Coast Guard deployments continue, despite missing paychecks

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