Ron Malloy retired from the United States Navy last year after 33 years of service. His wife, Suzy, works for the Blue Star Families Tampa Bay chapter.

They lived through the last government shutdown in 2018, with Suzy facing it head-on as Ron was deployed but he felt the impact too.

"When they don't get paid, and that leads to a decrease in morale, and then you have, you know, the lack of military readiness," Ronald Malloy said.

Fast forward to now, with another government shutdown looming. Even though Ron Malloy is retired, their son is currently deployed. And their daughter-in-law is expecting a second child in a matter of weeks.

"He was supposed to be home next week. Fingers crossed he's going to make it and Congress is going to figure this all out, but there's a chance that this s

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