Destructive Airstrip

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The U.S. military now enjoys what is arguably its greatest public support in recent memory. But apparently, that hasn’t made it easy for the Navy to find a home for a new practice runway for jet fighter pilots. The Navy is considering a site in rural North Carolina. But residents say their poor county is being asked to sacrifice too much. Leda Hartman reports.

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