UPDATED 20:49 PM EST, January 17, 2013
VICENZA, Italy (AP) — The soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team have gone to war five times since 9/11, and 84 have been killed — including 13 during their current deployment to Afghanistan.
But when members of the unit had a chance to ask U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta questions Thursday, the top issue on their minds was jobs.
How would the impending budget cuts affect civilians at their post? And what will it all mean for their spouses and family members who work on the base?
