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Pentagon Set to Give Same Sex Couple Benefits

By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: February 6, 2013
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The Pentagon is expected to make changes in its benefits policy for same-sex couples.

The agency will reportedly begin granting same-sex spouses of service members benefits that have been blocked.

Those include housing on military bases, military ID cards, and consideration of a same-sex spouse and family in duty assignments.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to make the announcement this week.

Panetta's likely replacement Chuck Hagel says he supports the move.

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