AdvertisementWhen Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their FamiliesApril 19, 2017Dorian MerinafacebookEmailKara Dethlefsen, an active-duty Marine, attends the monthly food pantry at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base near San Diego. Her husband is also a Marine. She says the food assistance is helping them get ready for his transition back to civilian life. The couple has a 4-month-old daughter. (Dorian Merina/KPCC)